Unit 5 vocab

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Across
  1. 1. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
  2. 5. the process of programmed cell death
  3. 12. the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer
  4. 15. cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body's cell types
  5. 17. division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
  6. 18. drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
  7. 21. region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
  8. 22. cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells
  9. 23. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
  10. 24. a fertilized egg
  11. 26. cell unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
Down
  1. 2. reproduction type of reproduction in which one parent cell produces two identical offspring (daughter cells)
  2. 3. developing stage of a multicellular organism
  3. 4. process in which cells become specialized in structure and function
  4. 6. period of the cell cycle between cell divisions in which the cell grows
  5. 7. agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans
  6. 8. one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
  7. 9. therapy the treatment of disease, especially cancer, using X-rays or similar forms of radiation.
  8. 10. any change in the DNA sequence
  9. 11. reproduction type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
  10. 13. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
  11. 14. stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
  12. 16. of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
  13. 18. cycle series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
  14. 19. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
  15. 20. disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
  16. 25. 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)