Vocabulary Crossword

2. structure in an animal cell that helps organize cell division
6. one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
7. when cancer spreads to other sites in the body by metastasis
8. part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides
9. series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form 2 daughter cells
11. process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells
12. sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
14. region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach

1. the process of formation of organs
2. substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones
3. stage of earl development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
4. process by which cells become specialized in structure and function
5. an embryo at the stage following the blastula when it's a hollow cup-shaped structure with 3 layers of cells
6. threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information
10. repetitive DNA at the end of a eukaryotic chromosome
11. disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
13. unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells