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Life Cycle

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The entire sequence of stages in the life of an organism, from the adults of one generation to the adults of the next

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Genome

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A complete (haploid) set of an organism’s genes; an organism’s genetic material

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Asexual Reproduction

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The creation of offspring by a single parent, without the participation of sperm and egg

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Chromosome

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A threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell and most visible during mitosis and meiosis; also, the main gene-carrying structure of a prokaryotic cell. Chromosomes consist of chromatin, a combination of DNA and protein

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Sexual Reproduction

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The creation of offspring by the fusion of two haploid sex cells (gametes), forming a diploid zygote

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Cell Division

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The reproduction of a cell

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Binary Fission

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A means of asexual reproduction in which a parent organism, often a single cell, divides into two individuals of about equal size

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Chromatin

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The complex of DNA and proteins that constitutes eukaryotic chromosomes; often used to refer to the diffuse, very extended form taken by chromosomes when a cell is not dividing

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Sister Chromatid

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One of the two identical parts of a duplicated chromosomes in a eukaryotic cell

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Centromere

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The region of a duplicated chromosome where two sister chromatids are joined and where spindle microtubules attach during mitosis and meiosis. The centromere divides at the onset of anaphase during mitosis and anaphase II during meiosis

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Cell Cycle

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An ordered sequence of events (including interphase and the mitotic phase) that extends from the time a eukaryotic cell is first formed from a dividing parent cell until its own division into two cells

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Interphase

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The period in the eukaryotic cell cycle when the cell is not actually dividing. Interphase constitutes the majority of the time spent in the cell cycle

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Mitotic Phase (M Phase)

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The part of the cell cycle when the nucleus is divided (via mitosis), its chromosomes are distributed to the daughter nuclei, and the cytoplasm divided (via cytokinesis), producing two daughter cells

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Mitosis

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The division of a single nucleus into two genetically identical daughter nuclei. Mitosis and cytokinesis make up the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle

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Cytokinesis

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The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells. Cytokinesis usually occurs during telophase of mitosis. Mitosis and cytokinesis make up the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle

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Prophase

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The first stage of mitosis, during which the chromatin condenses to form structures (sister chromatids) visible with a light microscope and the mitotic spindle begins to form, but the nucleus is still intact

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Prometaphase

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The second stage of mitosis, during which the nuclear envelope fragments and the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the sister chromatids

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Metaphase

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The third stage of mitosis, during which all the cell’s duplicated chromosomes are lined up at an imaginary plane equidistant between the poles of the mitotic spindle

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Anaphase

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The fourth stage of mitosis, beginning when sister chromatids separate from each other and ending when a complete set of daughter chromosomes arrives at each of the two poles of the cell

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Telophase

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The fifth and final stage of mitosis, during which daughter nuclei form at the two poles of a cell. Telophase usually occurs together with cytokinesis

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Mitotic Spindle

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A football-shaped structure formed of microtubules and associated proteins that is involved in the movements of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis

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Centrosome

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Material in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell that gives rise to microtubules; important in mitosis and meiosis; also called microtubule-organizing center

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Cleavage Furrow

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The first sign of cytokinesis during cell division in an animal cell; a shallow groove in the cell surface near the old metaphase plate

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Cell Plate

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A double membrane across the midline of a dividing plant cell, between which the new cell wall forms during cytokinesis

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Growth Factor
A protein secreted by certain body cells that stimulates other cells to divide
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Density-Dependent Inhibition
The arrest of cell division that occurs when cells grown in a laboratory dish touch one another
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Anchorage Dependence
The requirement that to divide, a cell must be attached to a solid surface
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Cell Cycle Control System
A cyclically operating set of proteins that triggers and coordinates events in the eukaryotic cell cycle
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Tumor
An abnormal mass of cells that forms within otherwise normal tissue
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Benign Tumor
An abnormal mass of cells that remains at its original site in the body
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Malignant Tumor
An abnormal tissue mass that can spread into neighboring tissue and to other parts of the body; a cancerous tumor
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Metastasis
The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site
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Carcinoma
Cancer that originates in the coverings of the body, such as skin or the lining of the intestinal tract
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Sarcoma
Cancer of the supportive tissues, such as bone, cartilage, and muscle
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Leukemia
A type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues, characterized by an excessive production of white blood cells and an abnormally high number of them in the blood; cancer of the bone marrow cells that produce leukocytes
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Lymphoma
Cancer of the tissues that form white blood cells
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Somatic Cell
Any cell in a multicellular organism except a sperm or egg cell or a cell that develops into a sperm or egg
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Homologous Chromosomes
The two chromosomes that make up a matched pair in a diploid cell. Homologous chromosomes are of the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern and possess genes for the same characteristics at corresponding loci. One homologous chromosome is inherited from the organism's father, the other from the mother
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Locus
The particular site where a gene is found on a chromosome. Homologous chromosomes have corresponding gene loci
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Sex Chromosome
A chromosome that determines whether an individual is male or female
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Autosome
A chromosome not directly involved in determining the sex of an organism; in mammals, for example, any chromosome other than X or Y
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Diploid Cell
In an organism that reproduces sexually, a cell containing two homologous sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent; a 2n cell
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Gamete
A sex cell; a haploid egg or sperm. The union of two gametes of opposite sex (fertilization) produces a zygote
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Haploid Cell
In the life cycle of an organism that reproduces sexually, a cell containing a single set of chromosomes; an n cell
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Fertilization
The union of the nucleus of a sperm cell with the nucleus of an egg cell, producing a zygote
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Zygote
The fertilized egg, which is diploid, that results from the union of a sperm cell nucleus and an egg cell nucleus
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Meiosis
In a sexually reproducing organism, the division of a single diploid nucleus into four haploid daughter nuclei. Meiosis and cytokinesis produce haploid gametes from diploid cells in the reproductive organs of the parents
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Tetrad
A paired set of homologous chromosomes, each composed of two sister chromatids. Tetrads form during prophase I of meiosis
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Crossing Over
The exchange of segments between chromatids of homologous chromosomes during synapsis in prophase I of meiosis; also, the exchange of segments between DNA molecules in prokaryotes
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Chiasma
The microscopically visible site where crossing over has occurred between chromatids of homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis
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Genetic Recombination
The production, by crossing over and/or independent assortment of chromosomes during meiosis, of offspring with allele combinations different from those in the parents. The term may also be used more specifically to mean the production by crossing over or eukaryotic or prokaryotic chromosomes with gene combinations different from those in the original chromosomes
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Karyotype
A display of micrographs of the metaphase chromosomes of a cell, arranged by size and centromere position
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Trisomy 21
See Down Syndrome
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Down Syndrome
A human genetic disorder resulting from the presence of an extra chromosome 21; characterized by heart and respiratory defects and varying degrees of mental retardation
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Nondisjunction
An accident of meiosis or mitosis in which a pair of homologous chromosomes or a pair of sister chromatids fail to separate at anaphase
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Deletion
The loss of one or more nucleotides from a gene by mutation; the loss of a fragment of a chromosome
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Duplication
Repetition of part of a chromosome resulting from fusion with a fragment from a homologous chromosome; can result from an error in meiosis or from mutagenesis
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Inversion
A change in a chromosome resulting from reattachment of a chromosome fragment to the original chromosome, but in a reverse direction. Mutagens and errors during meiosis can cause inversions
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Translocation
A change in a chromosome resulting from a chromosomal fragment attaching to a nonhomologous chromosome; can occur as a result of an error in meiosis or from mutagenesis

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