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Basic, Beyond Basic and Lab Terms

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DNA replication   the process of producing two identical copies of one original DNA molecule  
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mitosis   followed by cytokinesis, this division of the nucleus produces two identical, diploid (2n) body cells  
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chromosome   made up of DNA wrapped around proteins (human body cells have 46 (diploid/2n) located in the nucleus)  
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reception   the first stage of cell communication in which a chemical messenger (a ligand) attaches to a specific receptor protein, causing the receptor protein to change shape  
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transduction   the second stage of cell communication triggered by the shape change in the receptor protein and passed on through signal cascades, second messengers and/or protein modifications  
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response   the third and final stage of cell communication in which a cell responds to the original message  
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hormones   one of many types of circulating chemical signals in all multicellular organisms that travel in body fluids and interact with target cells  
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ligand   a molecule that binds specifically to a receptor site of another molecule  
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receptor protein   on or in a cell, a specific protein molecule whose shape fits that of a specific molecular messenger, such as a hormone  
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second messenger   a small, nonprotein molecule or ion, such as cyclic AMP (cAMP) , that relays a signal to a cell's interior in response to a signal received by a signal receptor protein  
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cell cycle   a complex set of stages with checkpoints that regulates growth, DNA synthesis and duplication  
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G2 checkpoint   must be passed before a cell enters mitosis and is triggered by the joining of cyclin and cdk to form MPF  
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karyotype   the result of method of organizing the chromosomes of a cell in relation to number, size, and type  
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cancer   a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body  
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cyclin   a regulatory protein in cells whose concentration fluctuates cyclically (binds with Cdk to form MPF and allow the cell to pass the G2 checkpoint  
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Cdk   a protein kinase that is active only when attached to cyclin, forming MPF to allow the cell to pass the G2 Checkpoint  
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positive feedback   a physiological control mechanism in which a change in some variable triggers mechanisms that amplify the change  
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negative feedback   a primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable that is being monitored triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation.  
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telophase   The fourth stage of mitosis: the nucleus divides into two nuclei  
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metaphase   The second stage of mitosis: cell's duplicated chromosomes line up at cell's equator  
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prophase   The first stage of mitosis: duplicated chromosomes condense, mitotic spindle forms/begins moving the chromosomes toward the center of the cell made possible by the breakdown of the nuclear envelope  
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cytokinesis   division of the cytoplasm to form separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis or meiosis  
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interphase   cell cycle section including growth, synthesis of DNA and mitosis prep -- 90% of cell cycle time  
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anaphase   The third stage of mitosis: sister chromatids separate from each other  
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onion root tip   a rapidly growing part of the onion and thus many cells will be in different stages of mitosis  
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