BIO YAWA Flashcards
replication of cell’s genetic material
asexual reproduction
genetic make up from 2 parents
sexual reproduction
rise to nuclei that are genetically different from each other
meiosis
division of eukaryotic cell’s genetic info
mitosis
programmed cell death
apoptosis
consist of all cell’s genetic material
genome
enzyme adds new neuclotide complementary to bases
DNA polymerase
covalent bonds between adjacent DNA segments
ligase
change/error in DNA sequence
mutation
replicates and distributes DNA into 2 daughter cells
Binary fission
divides cytoplasm into 2 daughter cells
cytokinesis
DNA and associated proteins
chromatin
continuous molecule of DNA wrapped around protein
chromosome
attached copies of replicated chromosome
chromatid
where sister chromatids attach to each other
centromere
interval between successive cell divisions
interphase
cell grow and reproduce more molecules
gap periods