Across
- 1. unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
- 4. cells that are capable of developing into most of the body's cell types
- 7. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
- 8. distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
- 10. one parent cell produces two identical offspring
- 14. stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
- 15. some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
- 16. division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
- 19. first and longest phase of mitosis
- 20. growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer
- 22. process in which cells become specialized in structure and function
- 25. cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells
- 26. drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
Down
- 2. region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
- 3. chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
- 5. two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
- 6. divides to form two daughter cells
- 9. the process of programmed cell death
- 11. developing stage of a multicellular organism
- 12. period of the cell cycle between cell divisions in which the cell grows
- 13. one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
- 16. regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
- 17. a fertilized egg
- 18. cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body
- 21. agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans
- 23. using X-rays or similar forms of radiation.
- 24. any change in the DNA sequence