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- 3. A nucleus is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's chromosomes.
- 6. The increases in cell size and number that take place during the life history of an organism.
- 9. Process of programmed cell death. It is used during early development to eliminate unwanted cells.
- 10. cancer spreads to a different body part from where it started.
- 13. A space within a cell hat that is empty of cytoplasm, lined with a membrane, and filled with fluid.
- 14. Section of DNA that contain the information for making a specific protein and is the functional and physical unit of heredity.
- 15. the order in which subunits appear in a chain, such as nucleotide bases in a DNA or RNA molecule.
- 16. observable physical properties of an organism; these include the organism's appearance, development, and behavior.
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- 1. A blood clot that forms on the wall of a blood vessel when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together.
- 2. built of proteins folded into complicated shapes; they are present throughout the body
- 4. A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition.
- 5. The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment.
- 7. A property that allows the maintenance and regulation of the stability and constancy needed to function properly.
- 8. Is an organic compound and substance, which means that it contains carbon.
- 11. Any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus.
- 12. defined as a biological preparation formulated to provide acquired immunity for a particular disease.