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| Alternate versions of the same gene, produced by mutations. |
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| stage of mitosis during which microtubules contract and separate sister chromatids. |
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| Phenomenon that holds normal cells in place. Cancer cells can lose anchorage dependence and migrate with other tissues or metastasize. |
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| formation of new blood vessels. |
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| a type of reproduction in which one parent gives rise to genetically identical offspring. |
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| non-sex chromosomes, of which there are 22 pairs in humans. |
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| Tumor that stays in one place and does nto affect surrounding tissues. |
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| Tumor that invades surrounding tissues. |
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| Surgical removal of some cells, tissue, or fluid to determine if cells are cancerous. |
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| A disease that occurs when cell division escapes regulatory controls. |
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| the smallest blood vessels of the circulatory system, connecting arteries to veins and allowing material exchange across thier thin walls. |
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| susbtances that damage DNA or chromosomes |
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blood vessels which carry blood to other areas of the body.(away from the heart) |
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vessels which carry blood to the heart |
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| An ordered sequence of events in the life cycle of a eukaryotic cell from its orgin until its divison to produce daughter cells. Consists of M, G1, S and G2 phases. |
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| Process a cell undergoes when it makes copies of itself. Production of daughter cells from an original parent cell. |
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