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controlling cell division, cancer

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    body cells
    somatic cells
    20s
  • Q2
    reproductive cells (sperm and egg)
    gametic cells
    20s
  • Q3
    pre-planned cell death important during development
    apoptosis
    20s
  • Q4
    disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
    cancer
    20s
  • Q5
    Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes in the same order
    homologous chromosomes
    20s
  • Q6
    A cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent.
    diploid cell
    20s
  • Q7
    A cell containing only one set of chromosomes (n).
    haploid cell
    20s
  • Q8
    specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction
    gamete
    20s
  • Q9
    the process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function.
    cell differentiation
    20s
  • Q10
    unspecialized cells that retain the ability to become a wide variety of specialized cells
    stem cells
    20s
  • Q11
    proteins that regulate the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
    cyclins
    20s
  • Q12
    Allow the cell cycle to proceed only when certain events have occurred in the cell itself.
    internal regulatory proteins
    20s
  • Q13
    direct cells to speed up or slow down the cell cycle based on signals from outside the cell
    external regulatory proteins
    20s
  • Q14
    special external regulatory proteins that stimulate the growth and division of cells during development
    growth factors
    20s
  • Q15
    Cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body's cell types
    pluripotent
    20s

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