cell cycle Flashcards
Gamete
A gamete is a reproductive cell or sex cell that contains the haploid set of chromosomes
Binary fission
reproduction of a cell by division into two approximately equal parts
Gene
extremely specific sequence of nucleotide that has ,in which there are more than one type of traits in every type of living organism.
Chromosome
a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
Chromatid
When a cell is going to divide, it makes a new copy of all of its DNA, so that the cell now possesses two copies of each chromosome
Centromere
is the point on a chromosome where mitotic spindle fibers attach to pull sister chromatids apart during cell division.
Homologous Chromosome
as two pieces of DNA within a diploid organism which carry the same genes, one from one source to the other
Diploid
a cell or nucleus which contains two copies of genetic material,
Haploid
haploid pertains to a condition, a cell, or an organism that has half of the usual complete set of chromosomes in somatic cells. Haploidy refers to this specific condition.
Zygote
A zygote is a fertilized eukaryotic cell
Karyotype
profile or characterization of the chromosome of an individual organism
Cell Cycle
cycle of stages that cells pass through to allow them to divide and produce new cells.
Interphase
is the longest stage in the eukaryote cell cycle.
Interphase is divided into three distinct stages, Gap 1, Synthesis, and Gap 2,
Mitosis
is a part of the cell cycle when replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
Cytokinesis
is the final process in eukaryotic cell division, which divides the cytoplasm, organelles, and cellular membrane
