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Cell Growth and Division

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cell cycle   the regular pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells  
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mitosis   the division of the cell nucleus and its contents  
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cytokinesis   the process that divides the cell cytoplasm  
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chromosome   one long continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes along with regulatory information  
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histone   a group of proteins that each chromosome is associated with  
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chromatin   the loose combination of DNA and proteins  
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chromatid   half of the duplicated chromosome  
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centromere   the substance that holds sister chromatids together  
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telomere   the structure at the end of DNA molecules  
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prophase   the phase in which chromatin condense into tightly coiled chromosomes  
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metaphase   the phase in which spindle fibers attach to a protein structure on the centromere of each chromosome and align the chromosomes along the cell equator  
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anaphase   the phase in which sister chromatids separate from each other  
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telophase   the phase in which a complete set of identical chromosomes is positioned at each pole of the cell  
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growth factor   a broad group of proteins that stimulate cell division  
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apoptosis   programed cell death  
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cancer   the common name for a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division  
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benign   type of tumor where the cancer cell typically remain clustered together  
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malignant   a type of tumor in which some of the cancer cells can break away  
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metastasize   the breaking away of cancer cells  
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carcinogen   substances that are known to produce or promote the development of cancer  
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asexual reproduction   the creation of offspring from a single parent and does not involve the joining of gametes  
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binary fission   the asexual reproductions of a single-celled organism by division into two roughly equal parts  
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tissue   groups of cells that work together to perform a single function  
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organ   groups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function or related functions  
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organ system   organs that carry out similar function are grouped into this  
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cell differentiation   the process by which unspecialized cells develop into their mature forms and functions  
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stem cell   a unique type of body cell that has the ability to (1) divide and renew itself for long periods of time, (2) remain undifferentiated in form, and (3) develop into a variety of specialized cell types  
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