2.3 The Cell Cycle Flashcards
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cell cycle
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the life cycle of a cell; in eukaryotes, it consists of a cell-growth period in which DNA is synthesized and a cell-division period in which mitosis takes place
2
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chromosome
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in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA
3
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homologous chromosomes
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chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure
4
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mitosis
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in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes
5
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cytokinesis
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the division of the cytoplasm of a cell
