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| Abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid |
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| (Monomer of) nucleic acids |
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| Three parts of a nucleotide |
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| Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base (ACGT) |
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| Adenine - Thymine or Guanine - Cytosine |
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| A stretch of DNA that codes for one particular protein |
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| When DNA unwinds and copies itself |
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| A single long DNA molecule condensed into an "l" shape. Two can be in one chromosome after DNA replication |
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| Highly coiled package of DNA. Can contain two chromatids after DNA replication. |
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| Loose, unpackaged DNA in the nucleus during interphase |
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| Holds two sister chromatids together in one chromosome |
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| All the DNA in a cell, including the nucleus and mitochondria. |
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| The longest phase of the cell cycle when the cell grows and develops. |
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| First phase of interphase when the cell grows and develops as normal. This is where cells spend the most of their life cycle. |
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| Second phase of interphase when DNA is replicated |
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| Third phase of interphase when the cell prepares for mitosis |
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| First step of mitosis when the nuclear membrane breaks down and chromatin condenses into chromosomes |
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| Second phase of mitosis when chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and spindle fibers attach to centromeres. |
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| Third phase of mitosis when spindle fibers pull sister chromatids apart. |
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| Fourth phase of mitosis when two nuclear membranes form around two identical sets of DNA. |
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| Division of the cell (membrane and cytoplasm) following mitosis. |
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| Made by the centrioles, attach to centromeres of chromosomes. |
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| Any disease in which mitosis continues unchecked |
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| A clump of cells (may be cancerous) |
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| A cancerous tumor that spreads to other parts of the body. |
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| A chemical that can cause mutations that may lead to cancer |
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| Treatment for cancer that involves being injected with chemicals that prevent mitosis from continuing. |
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| Any change in DNA, often disrupts the instructions for how to build proteins |
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