Cell Cycle and Cancer
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mont_kavery on February 13, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cancer | when a cell looses control of the cell cycle, we call the resulting condition _________________ |
| Interphase | During which part of the cell cycle grow the most? |
| synthesis | During which part of the cell cycle does a cell copy its DNA |
| check point | the cell cycle has several __________ ___________ when the cell is checked to make sure DNA is copied correctly |
| growth factor | signals sent by surrounding cells which tell a cell to divide |
| Chromatin | the form of DNA which occurs during interphase, it can be copied or "read" by enzymes |
| Chromosome | a tightly wound form of DNA which is easier to move during mitosis |
| It disassembles | what happens to the nucleus during mitosis? |
| Eukaryotes | which type of cells can use mitosis to make more cells? |
| 2 genetically identical cells | What is the result of mitosis? |
| Wind UP | the DNA in cells must do what before they line up? |
| fibers | guide the movement of chromosomes during mitosis |
| pull apart | After the chromosomes line up what happens to them? |
| cytokineses | when the cytosplasm and organelles are divided into new cells, we call it ________________ |
| tumor suppressor genes | genes that usually stop mitosis if more cells are not needed. |
| accellerator genes (Oncogenes) | genes which increase the amount of mitosis when new cells are needed |
| p53 gene | if a cell is damaged, this gene will either "tell" a cell to repair it self or to self-destruct |
| nucleotide | What type of organic molecule is DNA? |
| proteins | The type of organic molecule which is coded for by DNA |
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