Term | Definition |
Cleavage Furrow | The indentation in Cytoplasmic division in a dividing animal cell |
Metastasis | The process in which malignant cells move from 1 part of the body to another |
Interphase | The phase of the cell which it will mostly be in, it is the phase that is there before mitosis begins |
Neoplasm | An abnormal growth of tissues in some part of the body, a characteristic of cancer |
Tumor | A neoplasm that forms a lump |
Spindle | A temporary structure that moves chromosomes during nuclear divisions |
Metaphase | Stage of Mitosis in which all of the chromosomes are in between the spindle poles |
Asexual Reproduction | Reproduction in which the offspring have only 1 parent |
Prophase | Stage of Mitosis in which all of the chromosomes condense and attach to the spindle poles |
Telomeres | Noncoding, repetitive DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes |
Proto-Oncogene | A gene that can become an Oncogene by mutation |
Telophase | The phase in which Chromosomes arrive at opposite spindle poles, decondense, and form 2 new nuclei |
Cell Plate | A disk-shaped structure that forms during cytokinesis in a plant cell and acts as a cross-wall between the 2 new nuclei |
Oncogene | Gene that helps a normal cell turn into a tumor cell |
Cell Cycle | A series of events from when a cell is created to when it's cytoplasm divides |
Mitosis | Nuclear Division mechanism that keeps the chromosome number |
Homologous Chromosoome | Chromosomes with the same length, shape, and genes |
Anaphase | Stage of mitosis in which sister chromatids split up and move towards opposite spindle poles |
Cancer | Disease in which malignant neoplasm disrupts body tissues physically and metabolically |
Growth Factor | Molecule that stimulates mitosis and differentiation |
Cytokinesis | Cytoplasmic Division |