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Chapter 10
Cell Growth and Division
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Biology
9th Grade
01/15/2013

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gene
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the most basic physical unit of heredity; a segment of nucleic acids that codes for a functional unit of RNA and/or a protein
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chromosome
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in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA
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chromatin
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the substance that composes eukaryotic chromosomes; it consists of specific proteins, DNA, and small amounts of RNA
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histone
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a type of protein molecule found in the chromosomes of eukaryotic cells but not prokaryotic cells
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nucleosome
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a eukaryotic structural unit of chromatin that consists of DNA wound around a core of histone proteins
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chromatid
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one of the two strands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis
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centromere
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the region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis
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cell cycle
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the life cycle of a cell; in eukaryotes, it consists of a cell-growth period in which DNA is synthesized and a cell-division period in which mitosis takes place
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interphase
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the period of the cell cycle during which activities such as cell growth and protein synthesis occur without visible signs of cell division
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mitosis
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in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes
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cytokinesis
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the division of the cytoplasm of a cell; cytokinesis follows the division of the cell's nucleus by mitosis or meiosis
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spindle
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a network of microtubules that forms during mitosis and moves chromatids to the poles
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centrosome
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an organelle that contains the centrioles and is the center of dynamic activity in mitosis
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cancer
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a type of disorder of cell growth that results in invasion and destruction of surrounding healthy tissue by abnormal cells
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tumor
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a growth that arises from normal tissue but that grows abnormally in rate and structure and lacks a function
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