Chapter 10.1-3 Flashcards
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Cell division
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Process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells
2
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Sexual reproduction
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Fusion of two separate parent cells
3
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Asexual reproduction
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Genetically identical cells are formed
4
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Chromosomes
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Bundles of genetic information in DNA
5
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Chromatin
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Complex of chromosome and protein
6
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Interphase
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“In between” growth period
7
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Mitosis
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Division of the cell nucleus
8
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Cytokinesis
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Division of the cytoplasm
9
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Prophase
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First phase of mitosis. Genetic material condenses and duplicated chromosomes become visible
10
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Centromere
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The duplicated strands of DNA molecules
11
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Chromatid
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Sister chromatid (duplicated cell)
12
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Centrioles
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Tiny paired structures
13
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Metaphase
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The second phase of mitosis. Centromeres line up across the cell and are connected by spindle fibers
14
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Anaphase
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Third phase of mitosis.
