unit 6 vocab

4. series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
9. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
10. the treatment of disease, especially cancer, using X-rays or similar forms of radiation.
13. type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
14. any change in the DNA sequence
15. region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
16. the process of programmed cell death
17. one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
19. drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body

1. disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
2. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
3. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
5. one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
6. division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
7. type of reproduction in which one parent cell produces two identical offspring (daughter cells)
8. period of the cell cycle between cell divisions in which the cell grows
11. the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer
12. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
18. agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans