Mitosis, Meiosis, Cell Cycle, Cancer – Flashcards
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What happens during Metaphase?

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Chromosomes line up down the middle
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What happens during Prophase?

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Nucleus breaks apart, chromosomes wind up
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What happens during Anaphase?

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Chromosomes are split apart
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What happens during Telophase/ Cytokinesis?

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Nucleus reforms, cell begins to pull apart
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In which phase of the cell cycle are chromosomes first visible?

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Prophase
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Why does DNA replication ensures that each new cells gets an identical copy of DNA

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The old strands are templates for the new strands
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During DNA replication Adenine (A) always bonds to _______.
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Thymine (T)
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Crossing over of chromosomes during meiosis increases a species'________________.

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genetic diversity
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In what part of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur in?

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S phase
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In what part of the cell cycle does mitosis occur?

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M phase
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Why do cells need to go through the cell cycle?
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Cells are too big, and DNA can not meet the demands of a large cell
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Why do tumors form?
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The cell cycle is unregulated
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Cancer cells ____________
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grow uncontrollably/ unregulated
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Interphase
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DNA is copied
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Prophase
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Both chromosomes are visible
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