Download Pre-AP Unit 4 Vocabulary Cell Cycle

Cell Cycle Vocabulary - OnLevel
TERM
Anaphase
Cancer
Cell Cycle
Chromosomal Mutation
Chromosome
Crossing Over
Cytokinesis
Daughter Cell
Diploid
Gamete
Haploid
Interphase
Karyotype
Meiosis
Metaphase
Mitosis
Prophase
Sister Chromatid
Stem Cells
Telophase
Tumor
DEFINITION
The phase of mitosis in which spindle fibers begin to shorten separating the
sister chromatids and pulling them to opposite ends of the cell (A)
A disease that occurs as a result of uncontrolled cell growth and division
The phases of a cell’s life cycle
A chromosome defect of a missing, extra, or irregular portion
of chromosomal DNA. It can be from an uncommon number of chromosomes
such as trisomy or monosomy
A linear strand of DNA that is wrapped around protein structures; carries the
gene
sequence of an organism
The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during
meiosis; contributes to genetic variation
The phase of the cell cycle in which the plasma membrane begins to cleave
the cytoplasm into two separate but identical cells
One of the resulting cells from mitosis
A cell that contains pairs of all of the homologous chromosomes; 2n
Cells that contain half the total number chromosomes for an organism used for
sexual reproduction; sex cells
having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
The longest phase of the cell cycle in which the cell will grow larger and
replicate its
DNA in order to prepare for cell division
A picture of all the chromosomes in an
organism’s cell
Cell division that results in the production of haploid gametes; sperm and egg
The phase of mitosis in which spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of the
sister chromatids (chromosomes) and migrate to the center of the cell (M)
A phase of the cell cycle in which cell division occurs (PMAT)
The first phase of mitosis in which chromosomes condense becoming visible,
the nuclear membrane dissolves, and the centrosomes move to opposite ends
of the nucleus and spindle fibers form (P)
A replicated chromosome
An undifferentiated cell that is capable of changing into more cells of the same
type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.
The phase of mitosis in which the genetic material has been separated and the
nuclear membrane begins to reform to create two separate but identical nuclei
(T)
The formation of tissue that is a result of uncontrolled cell growth and division