unit 5 vocab

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