Different stages
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Chromosome
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Cell Cycle
Check points
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When is DNA called chromatin?
 When it is in the nucleus during
interphase; the spaghetti
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When is DNA called a sister
chromatid?
 When it is paired up during
mitosis
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What is the spot called that holds
chromatids together?
 Centromere
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DNA is packed tightly together in
an organized fashion, what is that
called?
 Super coiling
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What stage of mitosis is this?
 Anaphase
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What stage of mitosis is this?
 metaphase
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This stage of mitosis is called
what?
 Prophase
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This stage of mitosis is called what?
 Telophase
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What are the 3 stages of
interphase?
 Gap
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1, Synthesis, Gap 2
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What is the longest stage of the
cell life?
 Interphase
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What is the last thing that a cell
goes through to complete the cell
cycle?
 Cytokinesis
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What stage is the DNA copied
(be specific)?
S
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phase of Interphase
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What are the 3 Checkpoints of a
cell?
 G1,
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G2, Mitosis
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If the surroundings are favorable after the G1
checkpoint what will the cell do?
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Cell will go into the S phase of interphase
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What is the checkpoint called
where the cell makes sure there
are no mistakes in the DNA and
the cell is big enough to split?
 G2
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What happens during the
mitosis checkpoint?
 Checks
to make sure the
chromosomes are properly
attached to the spindle fibers
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What is the definition of cancer?
 Uncontrolled
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cell growth
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What are the two types of
cancer?
 Benign
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and malignant
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What is the type of cancer that can
move from one place to another
within the body?
 Malignant
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What does benign mean?
 Does
not move from one spot
to another
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What does DNA wrap around
when it is going to supercoil?
 Histone
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What is a nucleosome?
 When
DNA is wrapped around
a histone core
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DNA is made of hereditary units
called what?
 Genes
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What shape is the chromosome
in a prokaryotes?
 Circular
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Cytokinesis in plants involves
the formation of what in the
center of the cell?
 Cell
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plate
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In animal cytokinesis what splits
the cell in two?
 Belt
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of proteins