Mitosis and Meiosis Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. disorder in which some of the body’s cells lose the ability to control growth
  2. 14. part of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
  3. 15. region of a chromosome in which the two sister chromatids attach
  4. 17. threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic info and condenses in Mitosis/Meiosis
  5. 18. process of programmed cell death
  6. 21. developing stage of a multicellular organism
  7. 22. structure in a cell that helps to organize cell division
  8. 23. process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell to produce 4 haploid daughter cells
  9. 24. type of reproduction in which cells from two parents combine to form offspring that are a genetic mix of both parents
  10. 26. one of a family of proteins that regulate the cel cycle in eukaryotic cells
  11. 27. unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
  12. 29. mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue
  13. 30. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out in a tangle of chromatin and the nuclear envelope reforms
Down
  1. 1. cells that are capable of developing into most but not all of the body’s cell types
  2. 2. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite sides of the cell
  3. 3. one of two identical sister parts of a duplicated chromosome
  4. 5. substance found in Eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones
  5. 6. cell that contains a full set of genes (2x ever chromosome)
  6. 7. process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis leading to further genetic diversity
  7. 8. period of cell cycle between cell divisions
  8. 9. stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
  9. 10. process of reproduction involving a single parent resulting in genetically identical offspring
  10. 11. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and chromosomes become visible.
  11. 12. cell that contains only a single set of genes
  12. 13. structure containing four chromatids that form during mitosis
  13. 16. series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division and divides into daughter cells
  14. 17. division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
  15. 19. process by which cells become specialized in structure and function
  16. 20. part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus
  17. 25. referring to chromosomes in which one set came from one parent and the other set comes from the other parent
  18. 28. cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells