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ELSTP Case #3 Vocab2
Term | Definition |
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Diagnosis | identify the nature of an illness |
Tumor | abnormal cell growth |
Benign | not cancerous |
Malignant | cancerous |
Cells | basic unit of life |
Cell cycle | the life cycle of a cell |
Interphase | the stage in a cell cycle where a cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division; longest phase |
Mitosis | the stage in a cell cycle where a cell replicates itself and makes a daughter cell |
S-phase | the stage in a cell cycle where DNA is replicated |
G-1 | the stage in cell cycle where cell grows, makes more organelles, checkpoint before S phase |
G-2 | the stage in cell cycle where it checks to make sure that DNA replication was done correctly before mitosis |
Check points | pausing points where the cell makes sure that the cell is healthy and ready for the next step |