Vocab for bioligia

1. division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
5. agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans
8. of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
9. period of the cell cycle between cell divisions in which the cell grows
13. the treatment of disease, especially cancer, using X-rays or similar forms of radiation.
14. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
17. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
18. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin

2. type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
3. the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer
4. type of reproduction in which one parent cell produces two identical offspring (daughter cells)
6. series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
7. drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
10. disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
11. region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
12. one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
14. the process of programmed cell death
15. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
16. any change in the DNA sequence