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| a disease of unregulated cell division; cells divide inappropriately and accumulate, in some instances forming a tumor |
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| The treatment of disease, specifically cancer, by the use of chemicals. |
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| The process by which a cell reproduces itself; cell division is important for normal growth, development, and repair of an organism. |
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| The ordered sequence of stages that a cell progresses through in order to divide during its life; stages include preparatory phases (G, S, G2) and division phases (Mitosis and cytokinesis) |
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| The stage of the cell cycle in which cells spend most of their time. preparing for cell dicision. There are three distinct sub-phases; G1, S, and G2 |
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| The segregation and separation of duplicated chromosomes during cell division |
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| The physical divivsion of a cell into two daughter cells |
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| The two identical DNA molecules that make up a duplicated chromosome following DNA replication. |
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| The specialized region of a chromosome where the sister chromatids are joined; critical for proper alignment and separation of sister chromatids during mitosis. |
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| Hollow protein fibers that are key components of the cytoskeleton and make up the fibers of the mitotic spindle. |
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| The structure that separates sister chromatids during mitosis. |
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| Proteins located at the centomere that provide an attachment point for microtubules of the mitotic spindle. |
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| A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA |
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| A cellular mechanism that ensures that each stage of the cell cycle is completed accurately. |
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| Programmed cell death; often referred to as cellular suicide. |
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| A mass of cells resulting from uncontrolled cell division. |
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| The spread of cancer cells from one location in the body to another. |
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| The use of ionizing (high-energy) radiation to treat cancer. |
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