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mature multicellular eukaryotes
In fully ________, cell division continues to function in renewal and repair, replacing cells that die from accidents or regular wear and strain.
Chemotherapy
________ is used to treat known or suspected metastatic cancers, in which medicines that are harmful to actively proliferating cells are given through the circulatory system.
Chemotherapy side effects
________ are caused by the medicines 'impact on normal cells, which divide regularly owing to the role of that cell type in the organism.
multicellular eukaryotes
In the case of ________, cell division allows each of these creatures to grow from a single cell- the fertilized egg.
malignant tumor
A(n) ________, on the other hand, consists of cells that have undergone genetic and cellular changes that allow them to spread to new tissues and impair the functions of one or more organs; these cells are also sometimes referred to as transformed cells (though usage of this term is generally restricted to cells in culture), as shown in the image attached.
prokaryotic cell divides
When a(n) ________, it is truly reproducing since the process results in the formation of a new creature (another cell)
prokaryotic genome
Although a(n) ________ is frequently a single DNA molecule, eukaryotic genomes are typically made up of several DNA molecules.
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