quick vocab

• somatic cells


  body cells
• gamete


  another name for sex cells
• tumor


  a cluster of cells that cannot exit the cell cycle
• chromosomes


  condensed form of DNA
• diploid


  2 sets of matching chromosomes, humans are diploids
• haploid


  one set of chromosomes
• interphase


  phases G1, S, and G2
• G1 Phase


  • The cell grows (gets bigger by making proteins and organelles)
  • Prepares for DNA replication
• S Phase


  The DNA is replicated or synthesized
• G2 Phase


  Checks if the cell is ready for division