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Cell cycle
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The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
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Interphase
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The period before cell division. During it, the cell grows, makes a copy of its DNA, and prepares to divide into two cells.
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Replication
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Cell makes an exact copy of theDNA in its nucleus
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Mitosis
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The stage during which the cell�s nucleus divides into two new nuclei. During it, one copy of the DNA is distributed into each of the two daughter cells.
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Chromosome
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A doubled rod of condensed chromatin, contains DNA that carries genetic information
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Cytokinesis
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The final stage of the cell cycle, completes the process of cell division. During it, the cytoplasm divides. The organelles are distributed into each of the two new cells.
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Cancer
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A disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them.
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Mutation
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Damage in the DNA, which messes thing up
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Tumor
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A mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably.
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Chemotherapy
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The use of drugs to treat a disease
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