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anaphase: third phase of mitosis which chromatids seperate and are pulled to opposit sides of the cell
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apoptosis: programmed cell death
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asexual reproduction: offspring that are produced from one single parent
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benign: having no dangerous effect on health
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binary fission: asexual reproduction in which a cell divides into two different parts
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cancer: common name for a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division
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carcinogen: substance that produces or promotes the development of cancer
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cell cycle: pattern of growth DNA replication and cell division that occurs in a eukaryotic cell
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cell differentiation: process by which unspecialized cells develop into their mature form or function
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centromere: region of condensed chromosomes that look pinched
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chromatid: one half of a duplicated chromosome
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chromatin: loose combination of DNA and protiens that is present during interphase
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chromosome: long continuous thread of DNA and protiens that consists of numerous genes and regulatory information
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cytokinnesis: process by which the cell's cytoplasm divides
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growth factor: broad group of protiens that stimulate sell division
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histone: protien that organizes chromosomes and around which DNA wraps
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malignant: having a dangerous affect on health
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metaphase: second phase of mitosis when spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the cell equator
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metastasize: to spread by transferring a disease causing agent from the site of the disease to other parts of the body
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mitosis: process by which a cell divides it nucleus and its contents
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organ: group of different types of tissue that work together to perform a specific function or related function
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organ system: two or more organs that work into a coordinated way to carry out similar functions
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prophase: first phase of mitosis when condenses
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stem cell: cell that can divide for a long period of time while remaining undifferentiated
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telomere: repeating nucleotide at the ends of DNA molecules that do not form genes and help prevent the loss of genes
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telophase: last phase of mitosis when a complete set of idnetical chromosomes is positioned at each pole of the cell
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tissue: group of cells that work together to perform a similar function