Across
- 2. Cycle – A series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and
- 6. – The division of the cell’s nucleus.
- 7. Reproduction – The production of genetically unique offspring through the
- 10. – During this phase, the chromosomes condense and the nuclear
- 12. cells.
- 13. Reproduction – The production of genetically identical offspring from a
- 14. – The ability to replace specific cells in an organism’s tissues.
- 15. of two separate parent cells.
- 16. – The ability of a cell to develop into any cell.
- 18. – Bundles of DNA
- 21. divides to form to daughter cells.
- 22. – The spot on a condensed chromosome where the two sister
- 23. – A stage of an organism’s development.
- 24. – The hollow ball of cells with a cluster of cells inside known as the
- 25. – The division of the cell’s cytoplasm.
- 28. – The ability of cells to develop into any of the cells of the body.
- 30. – A protein discovered in the 1980’s that helps regulate the cell cycle.
- 31. – One full copy of a chromosome.
Down
- 1. – The organelle that produces spindles for cell division. Not found in
- 3. Factors – External regulatory proteins that stimulate cell growth and
- 4. – The process by which cells become specialized.
- 5. – The complex that forms when DNA wraps around histones.
- 8. – The process of programmed cell death.
- 9. – A disorder in which the body’s cells lose the ability to control cell
- 11. – A mass of cancer cells.
- 17. mass.
- 19. Cells – Cells that have the ability to turn into other cells.
- 20. breaks down.
- 25. Division – The process by which a cell reproduces into two new daughter
- 26. parent.
- 27. are attached.
- 29. – The longest phase of the cell cycle.
