cell cycle & division

anaphase

chromatids separate

asexual reproduction

one parent

benign tumor

non-cancerous growth

binary fission

prokaryote cell division

cancer

uncontrolled cell division

cell cycle

cell's life stages (interphase + mitosis)

cell cycle checkpoint

error-check point in cycle

cell division

parent cell → daughter cells

cell plate

divides plant cell in cytokinesis

centrioles

organize spindle fibers

centromere

joins sister chromatids

chromatids

identical copies of a chromosome

chromatin

loose DNA form (non-dividing cell)

chromosomes

tightly coiled DNA

crossing over

DNA exchange btwn homologs (meiosis I)

cytokinesis

cytoplasm divides

cytoplasm

gel inside cell

G1

growth phase before DNA copying

G2

growth phase after DNA copying

haploid cells

one set of chromosomes (n)

homolog

one chromosome of a matching pair

homologous chromosomes

matching chromosome pair

interphase

G1

malignant tumor

cancerous

meiosis

makes 4 unique haploid gametes

metaphase

chromosomes line up at equator

metastasis

cancer spreads to other areas

mitosis

makes 2 identical diploid cells

nucleus

houses cell's DNA

prophase

chromatin condenses

S (phase)

DNA replication phase

somatic cell

non-gamete body cell

telophase

nuclear envelopes refor