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Chapter 11: How Cells Divide


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Chapter 11: How Cells Divide

p. 206: binary fission, replication origin, chromosomes, histones

p. 207: mitosis

p. 208: chromatin, nucleosome

p. 209: heterochromatin, euchromatin, centromere, karyotype, gametes, diploid (2n), haploid (1n), homologous chromosomes, homologues, sister chromatids

p. 210: cell cycle, G1, S, G2, M, mitosis, cytokinesis, G0 phase

p. 212: interphase, centromere, kinetochore, condensation, centrioles, motor proteins, tubulin

p. 213: prophase, spindle fibers, spindle apparatus (plural, spindle apparati), aster

p. 214: metaphase,metaphase plate

p. 215: anaphase, telophase

p. 216: cleavage furrow

p. 217: cell plate, middle lamella

p. 218: G1 checkpoint, G2 checkpoint, M checkpoint

p. 219: cyclin-dependent protein kinases (Cdk's), cyclins, mitosis promoting factor (MPF)

p. 220: growth factors

p. 221: platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), nerve growth factor (NGF)

p. 223: proto-oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, retinoblastoma (Rb) gene

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