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Dillon - Cell Cycle

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centromere   a region of the condensed chromosome that looks pinched  
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chromosome   one long continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes along with regulatory information  
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cancer   the common name for a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division  
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apoptosis   a programmed cell death; it occurs when internal or external signals activate genes that help produce self-destruction enzymes  
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stem cells   unique types of body cells that have the ability to divide and renew themselves for long periods of time  
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metaphase   the spindle fibers attach to a protein structure on the centromere of each chromosome and align the chromosome along the cell equator, around the MIDDLE of the cell  
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prophase   chromatin condenses into tightly coiled chromosomes  
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carcinogen   includes tobacco smoke and certain air pollutants which are both associated with lung cancer  
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telomere   protective "caps" on the ends of each strand of DNA that protect the chromosomes  
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chromatid   half of a duplicated chromosome  
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cell cycle   the regular pattern of growth, DNA replication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells  
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chromatin   the loose combination of DNA and proteins  
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telophase   a complete set of identical chromosomes positioned at each pole (end) of the cell  
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anaphase   sister chromatids separate from each other; the spindle fibers begin to shorten, which pulls the sister chromatids AWAY from each other and toward opposite sides of the cell  
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cytokinesis   the process that divides the cell's cytoplasm  
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mitosis   the division of the cell nucleus and its contents  
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binary fission   the asexual reproduction of a single-celled organism by division into two roughly equal parts  
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metastasize   cells break away from cancer cell; spreads to other parts of the body  
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benign (tumor)   not malignant (or cancerous); does not invade tissues or spread to other parts of the body  
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malignant (tumor)   cancerous tumor; invades surrounding tissues and may spread to other parts of the body  
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asexual reproduction   the creation of offspring from a single parent and does not involve the joining of gametes (sex cells - egg & sperm)  
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