Unit 5 Vocabulary (CP)

1. stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
3. stage of a multicellular organism
5. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
8. of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
14. of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
17. fertilized egg
18. of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
20. in which cells become specialized in structure and function
23. therapy--the treatment of disease, especially cancer, using X-rays or similar forms of radiation.
25. that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body's cell types
26. cycle--series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells

2. in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
4. of the cell cycle between cell divisions in which the cell grows
6. of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
7. reproduction-- type of reproduction in which one parent cell produces two identical offspring (daughter cells)
9. the process of programmed cell death
10. change in the DNA sequence
11. drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
12. that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body (including the cells that make up the extraembryonic membranes and placenta)
13. development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer
14. of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
15. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
16. with the capacity to cause cancer in humans
19. reproduction--type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
21. of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
22. cell–unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
24. with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells