Cell cycle

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Once a cell is fully grown, it either stops growing or divides and produces more cells through a process called

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Cellular Reproduction

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Helps your body grow and repair worn-out tissues.

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Cellular Reproduction

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Cells follow a cycle of growing and dividing known as the

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Cell cycle

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Every time a parent cell undergoes the cell cycle, it produces

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New daughter cells

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Two main stages in the cell cycle

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Interphase and cell division

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Preparation for Cell Division

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Interphase

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Cells grows, copies organelles, and makes molecular blocks

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G1 or First gap

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Cell synthesizes a complete copy of DNA, and duplicates the centrosome

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S phase

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Microtubule-organizing structure that helps separate DNA during M phase

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Centrosome

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The cell grows more, makes proteins and organelles, and begins to reorganize its contents in preparation for Mitosis.

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G2 or Second Gap

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Cell division(Mitosis, Meiosis)

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M phase

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Two types of cell division

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Mitosis and Meiosis

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Is used when a cell needs to be replicated into exact copies of itself.

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Mitosis

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The two new cells have the same DNA, functions, genetic code, and a number of chromosomes.

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Mitosis

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The original cell

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Mother

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Two new cells are called

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Daughter cells

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How many chromosomes are in daughter cells?

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23 pairs of chromosomes

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Happens with somatic or body cells such as cells of the skin, blood, and muscles.

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Mitosis

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Acronym for the stages in Mitosis

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PMAT

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Stages in Mitosis

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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Chromatin condenses into chromosomes and the nuclear membrane and nucleolus break down

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Prophase

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The chromosomes line up along in the middle of the cell

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Metaphase

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The chromosomes separate and move to the opposite sides of the cell

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Anaphase

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The splitting of cells

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Cytokinesis

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The cell forms two nuclear membranes and the cell walls then pinch off and split down the middle

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Telophase

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A process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information (called hapliod).

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Meiosis

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A single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information is called?

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Haploid

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Happens with sex cells or gametes

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Meiosis

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Was a scientist who is recognized as the Father and Founder of genetics.

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Gregor Johann Mendel

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When did Mendel conduct many experiments on the pea plant (Pisum sativum)

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1856 and 1863

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What were the three laws Mendel proposed?

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Law of Dominance Law of Segregation Law of independent assortment

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A variant form of a gene

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Allele

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The dominant trait dominates or prevents the expression of the recessive trait.

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Law of dominance

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During gamete formation, members of a gene pair or allele separate.

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Law of segregation

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The expression of one particular trait does not affect the expression of another trait.

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Law of independent assortment

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Used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment.

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Punnett Square