Chapter 11 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA and histones
  2. 6. region of a chromosome in which the 2 sister chromatids attach
  3. 7. stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
  4. 8. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell
  5. 12. cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body's cell types
  6. 14. type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
  7. 18. period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
  8. 20. process by which cells become specialized in structure and function
  9. 21. cell _________ is the process in which the cell divides into two daughter cells
  10. 22. the cell ________ includes the series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form 2 daughter cells
  11. 25. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
  12. 26. process of programmed cell death
Down
  1. 1. mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue
  2. 2. one of the 2 identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
  3. 4. the part of eukaryotic cell division in which the cell's nucleus divides
  4. 5. division of the cytoplasm to form 2 separate daughter cells
  5. 6. structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
  6. 9. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
  7. 10. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out in a tangle of chromatin; the nuclear envelope reforms
  8. 11. type of factor that includes regulatory proteins that stimulate the growth and division of cells
  9. 13. developing stage of a multicellular organism
  10. 15. cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body (including the cells that make up the extra-embryonic membranes and placenta)
  11. 16. cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells
  12. 17. the unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
  13. 19. process of reproduction that involves a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
  14. 22. one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
  15. 23. disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
  16. 24. threadlike structure of DNA and protein found in the eukaryotic nucleus