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Biology vocab #3

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Cancer
abnormal cell growth
Differentiation
cells or organisms that change during development to serve as a function.
Centrioles
Involved in development of spindle
Chromosomes
tightly coiled state of DNA, it is dividing
chromatin
loose strand of DNA, not dividing
somatic cell
diploid body cells
gamete
haploid sex cells
haploid
An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes.
Diploid
2 sets of chromosomes
Angiogenesis
creation of new blood vessels
cyclin
controls progression of cells
mitosis
division of the nucleus
meiosis
process of forming haploid gametes
binary fission
asexual reproduction in prokaryotes
cytokineses
Cytoplasmic division
Histones
proteins that help DNA coil up to form chromosomes needed for division.
asexual reproduction
reproduction of one parent, one identical offspring
sexual reproduction
reproduction of two parents, diverse offspring
metastasis
movement of cancer cells from the site or origin to another site in the body.
ligand
signal molecule
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