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| The multiplication process whereby one cell divides to form two or more cells |
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| a frail, semipermeable, flexible structure encasing and surrounding the human cell. |
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| tiny, rod-shaped bodies that under a microscope appear to be long, threadlike structures that become visible only in dividing cells |
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| The total amount of genetic material (DNA) contained within the chromosomes of a human being is called the |
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| "powerhouses" of the cell. That supplies the energy for cells. |
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| is any chemical reaction in which atoms lose electrons. |
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| is the period of cell growth that occurs before actual mitosis |
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| A female reproductive cell (egg cell) ultimately capable of developing into an individual after fertilization |
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| The DNA that makes up every chromosome is divided into many hundreds of segments or subunits |
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| substances such as fats and fatty acids, oil, or wax that dissolve in alcohol but not in water. |
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| damages living systems by ionizing (removing electrons from atoms) |
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| classic method of displaying the sensitivity of a particular type of cell to radiation |
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| biologic damage occurs as a result of ionization of atoms on essential molecules produced by straight interaction with the incident radiation |
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| instead, is always a multistage process that first involves the production of free radicals that are created by the interaction of the radiation with water |
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| the loss or change of a base in the DNA chain |
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| occurs when a cell dies after one or more divisions |
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| radiation weighting factor (WR) |
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| used to calculate the equivalent dose (EqD) to determine the ability of a dose of any kind of ionizing radiation to cause biologic damage. |
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| average energy deposited per unit length of track |
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| radiation damage resulting from discrete and random events |
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| A nonmitotic, or nondivision, form of cell death that occurs when cells die without attempting division during the interphase portion of the cell life cycle |
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