U2C3: Cell Cycle and Cancer

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Across
  1. 4. A non-cancerous tumor that usually doesn't spread to other parts of the body.
  2. 5. When chromosomes split and move to opposite sides of the cell during mitosis.
  3. 8. Region of the condensed chromosomes that looks pinched
  4. 9. chromatids (halves of a duplicated chromosome)
  5. 10. One long continuous thread of DNA that consists of thousands of genes and regulatory information.
  6. 13. The first stage of mitosis when DNA coils up and the nucleus disappears.
  7. 15. A repeated pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells
  8. 17. Ends of the DNA molecule
  9. 18. The final stage of mitosis when two new cells start to form.
  10. 20. Cancer causing agents
  11. 22. The process of cell division, where one cell splits into two identical cells.
  12. 23. A process that creates special structures and functions
  13. 24. A cancerous tumor that can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body.
Down
  1. 1. Spreading of disease from one organ to others
  2. 2. The phase in a cell's life when it's growing, copying its DNA, and getting ready to divide.
  3. 3. Uncontrolled cell division
  4. 6. Undifferentiated cells that can become differentiated into one or more types of specialized cells
  5. 7. The stage of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
  6. 11. A section of DNA with instructions for making a protein
  7. 12. A lump or abnormal growth of cells in the body.
  8. 14. When cancer cells break away from the original tumor and spread to other areas in the body.
  9. 16. Points in the cell cycle where the cell checks if everything is okay before proceeding.
  10. 19. Programmed cell death, like when old or damaged cells self-destruct.
  11. 21. The part of cell division where the cell physically splits into two.