Biology Vocabulary for Chapter 10
Book : Miller & Levine Biology
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| 169736987 | Cell Division | process in which a cell divides into two new daughter cells | 1 | |
| 169736988 | Asexual Reproduction | process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent | 2 | |
| 169736989 | Sexual Reproduction | type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism | 3 | |
| 169736990 | Chromosome | threadlike structure within the nucleus that contains genetic information that is passed on from one generation to the next | 4 | |
| 169736991 | Chromatin | threadlike structure within the nucleus that contains genetic information that is passed on from one generation to the next | 5 | |
| 169736992 | Cell Cycle | series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells | 6 | |
| 169736993 | Interphase | peroid of the cell cycle between cell divisions in which the cell grows | 7 | |
| 169736994 | Mitosis | part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides | 8 | |
| 169736995 | Cytokinesis | division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells | 9 | |
| 169736996 | Prophase | first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible | 10 | |
| 169736997 | Centromere | region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach | 11 | |
| 169736998 | Chromatid | one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome | 12 | |
| 169736999 | Centriole | structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division | 13 | |
| 169737000 | Metaphase | phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell | 14 | |
| 169737001 | Anaphase | phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell | 15 | |
| 169737002 | Telophase | phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin | 16 | |
| 169737003 | Cyclin | one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells | 17 | |
| 169737004 | Growth Factors | one of a group of external regulatory proteins that stimulate the growth and division of cells | 18 | |
| 169737005 | Apoptosis | the process of programmed cell death | 19 | |
| 169737006 | Cancer | disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth | 20 | |
| 169737007 | Tumor | mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue | 21 | |
| 169737008 | Embryo | developing stage of a multicelllar organism | 22 | |
| 169737009 | Differentiation | process in which cells become specialized in structure and function | 23 | |
| 169737010 | Totipotent | cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body (including the cells that make up the extraembryonic membranes and placenta) | 24 | |
| 169737011 | Blostocyst | stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells | 25 | |
| 169737012 | Pluripotent | cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body's cell types | 26 | |
| 169737013 | Stem Cells | unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells | 27 | |
| 169737014 | Multipotent | cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells | 28 |
