Across
- 4. a disease that occurs when the cell cycle is no longer regulated
- 5. a mass of abnormal cells
- 8. a process in which prokaryotic cells divide
- 10. a multi-phase process in which the nucleus of the cell divides
- 11. involves a single parent
- 14. the process in which one cell, called the parent cell, divides to form two new cells
- 15. male gamete
- 16. female gametes
- 17. a type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half
- 18. cytoplasm divides and two daughter cells form
- 19. full set of chromosomes
- 20. the development of haploid cells into gametes
- 21. the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes
Down
- 1. contains half the number of chromosomes found in other cells of that organism
- 2. the process in which two gametes unite
- 3. the cell grows, performs routine life processes, and prepares to divide
- 6. just before the cell divides, its DNA is copied
- 7. involves two parents
- 9. fertilized cell
- 12. reproductive cells
- 13. a repeating series of events that include growth, DNA synthesis, and cell division
