Chapter 11 Key Terms

• p. 235: binary fission
  
• p. 236: chromosomes, histones
  
• p. 237: mitosis, chromatin, nucleosome, heterochromatin, euchromatin
  
• p. 238: chromatids, karyotype
  
• p. 239: gametes, diploid, haploid complement, homologous chromosomes, homologues, sister chromatids, cell cycle, cytokinesis
  
• p. 241: G0
  
• p. 243: interphase, centromere, kinetochore, condensation, centrioles, tubulin, prophase
  
• p. 244: spindle fibers, spindle apparatus (plural, spindle apparati), aster
  
• p. 246: metaphase, metaphase plate, anaphase
  
• p. 247: telophase, cleavage furrow, cell plate
  
• p. 248: middle lamella
  
• p. 249: G1 check point, G2 check point, M check point, cyclin-dependent protein kinases (Cdk's)
  
• p. 250: cyclins
  
• p. 251: mitosis promoting factor (MPF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)
  
• p. 252: epidermal growth factor (EGF), nerve growth factor (NGF), proto-oncogenes
  
• p. 253: tumor suppressor genes, retinoblastoma (Rb) gene