Cell division part 1

• Daughter cell


  New cells formed from existing cells by cell division
• Cell cycle


  Series of processes that take place in a cell between one cell division and the next
• Replication


  DNA molecules in the cell nucleus make copies of themselves
• Duplication


  Pairs of chromosomes are formed
• Mitosis


  Division of the cell
• Cytokinesis


  Division of the cell cytoplasm
• Chromatids


  Identical strands of chromosomes produced through the Replication of genetic material
• Centromere


  Structure that joins chromatids together
• Centrioles


  • Structures found in small animal cells that play a role in the formation of the spindle during mitosis
• Tumor


  A mass that develops when cells divide very rapidly in an uncontrolled way, may be associated with cancer
• Malignant


  When a tumor is harmful
• Carcinogenic


  A substance that causes cancer
• Pap smear


  A test that takes cells from a woman's cervix and examines them for signs of cancer
• Mammogram


  An x-ray picture of a woman's breast used to check for signs of cancer
• Cell division of mitosis

  • Cells in multicellular organisms have the ability to divide continuously
  • There are 2 types of cells in human body somatic cells(body cells)and gamete(sex cells)
  • Division of somatic cells results in growth is know as mitosis
  • During mitosis a mother cell divides to form two identical daughter cells