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1
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maintenance of a relatively stable internal physiological environment in an organism

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homeostatsis

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2
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smallest unit of an element

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atom

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3
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specialized part of a cell

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organelle

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4
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factor that influences a process, outcome, or observation

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variable

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5
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different forms of the same element that have different number of neutrons

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isotopes

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6
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property of an atom’s nucleus that refers to the affinity of the nucleus for valence electrons

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electronegativity

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7
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electron in the outermost energy level of an atom

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valence electrons

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8
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tautness of the surface of a liquid

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surface tension

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9
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substances that are not soluble in water

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hydrophobic

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10
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substances that are soluble in water

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hydrophilic

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11
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molecular group attached to a hydrocarbon that confers chemical properties

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functional group

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12
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one group of molecules identical in atomic composition but differing in structural arrangement

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isomer

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13
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molecule composed of many similar or identical subunits

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polymer

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14
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smallest chemical subunit of a polymer

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monomer

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15
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reaction in which two molecules join to form one larger molecule, simultaneously splitting out a water molecule

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dehydration reaction

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16
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reaction that breaks a bond by the addition of water

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hydrolyosis

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17
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nucleotide base polymer

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nucleic acid

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18
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chain of amino acids

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protein

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19
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nonpolar, hydrophobic organic molecule

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lipid

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20
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loss of the native configuration of a protein or nucleic acid

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denaturation

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21
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molecule with a structure similar to a fat, but has only two fatty acids that are attached to a glycerol backbone

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phospholipid

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22
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fat molecule which contains fewer than the maximum number of hydrogens attached to their carbons

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unsaturated fat

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23
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range of organisms that can be infected by a particular virus

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host range

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24
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entire DNA sequence of an organism

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genome

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25
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links amino acids together through a dehydration reaction

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peptide bond

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26
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three nucleotide sequence at the end of a transfer RNA molecule

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anticodon

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27
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basic unit of the genetic code

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codon

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28
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network of protein microfilaments and microtubules

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cytoskeleton

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29
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system of connected membranous compartments

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endomembrane system

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30
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segment of DNA that is both transcribed and translated

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exon

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31
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functions in collection, packaging, and distribution of molecules

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gogli apparatus

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32
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portion of mRNA that is removed

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intron

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33
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vesicle containing hydrolytic enzymes

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lysosomes

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34
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powerhouse of the cell

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mitochondria

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35
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houses chromosomal DNA

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nucleus

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36
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molecular machine that carries out protein synthesis

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ribosome

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37
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relationship of the surface area of the cell to the volume it contains

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surface-to-area-ratio

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38
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assembly of an RNA molecule complementary to a strand of DNA

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transcription

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39
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assembly of a protein on the ribosome

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translation

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40
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small intercellular, membrane-bound sac

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vesicle

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41
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shriveled up RBCs

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hypertonic solution

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42
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normal RBCs

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isotonic solution

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43
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RBCs swell and burst

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hypotonic solution

44
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region of an enzyme surface to which a specific substrate binds

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active site

45
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energy currency of the cell

46
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energy that must be processed by a molecule in order for the chemical reaction to take place

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activation energy

47
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pumping of ions across a membrane against the concentration gradient

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active transport

48
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membrane channel for water

49
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inhibitor that binds to the same active site as the substrate

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competitive inhibitor

50
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difference in concentration of a substance across a membrane

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concentration gradient

51
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protein capable of speeding up a specific chemical reaction

52
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energy of motion

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kinetic energy

53
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energy that is not being used, but could be

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potential energy

54
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free energy must be put into the reaction for it to proceed

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endergonic

55
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free energy is released in the reaction

56
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movement of molecules across a membrane without the input of energy

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passive transport

57
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solution with a higher concentration of solutes than the cell

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hypertonic

58
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solution with a lower concentration of solutes than the cell

59
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protein and pigment complex that traps light energy as excited electrons

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photosystem

60
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primary type of light-absorbing pigment in photosynthesis

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chlorophyll

61
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organelle that carries out photosynthesis

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chloroplast

62
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organelle that carries out ATP synthesis

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mitochondrion

63
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loss of an electron often associated with the loss of hydrogen

64
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gain of an electron often with an associated proton (H+)

65
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anaerobic breakdown of glucose

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glycolysis

66
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synthesis of ATP [add the P (phosphate) back onto ADP] by ATP synthase using energy from a proton (H+) gradient

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oxidative phosphorlation

67
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passage of electrons through a series of membrane-associated electron-carrier molecules

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electron transport chain

68
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metabolic harvesting of energy by oxidation

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cellular respiration

69
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enyzme-catalyzed extraction of energy from inorganic molecules

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fermentation

70
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molecule that is the energy currency of the cell

71
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use electron transport to generate proton (H+) gradient for ATP synthesis using a final electron acceptor other than oxygen

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anaerobic respiration

72
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molecule becomes reduced as it carries electrons to ATP-producing pathways

73
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3 - carbon molecule that is the end product of glycolysis

74
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basic unit of heredity

75
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short segment of DNA produced by discontinuous replication

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okazaki fragment

76
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Y-shaped end of growing replication bubble

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replication fork

77
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repeating sequence of growth and division through which cells pass each generation

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cell cycle

78
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DNA molecule

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chromosome

79
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having two sets of chromosomes (2n)

80
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haploid reproductive cell

81
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protein that binds to membrane receptor and initiate cell growth and division

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growth factor

82
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having one set of chromosomes (1n)

83
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pair of the same kind of chromosome in diploid cell

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homologous chromosomes

84
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protein within centromere to which mitotic spindle fibers attach during cell division

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kinetochore

85
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nuclear division in which the duplicated chromosomes separate to form two genetically identical daughter cells

86
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one of two identical copies of each chromosome still linked at the centromere

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sister chromatid

87
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any of the cells except for germ-line cells

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somatic cell

88
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replicating DNA

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interphase

89
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chromosomes condense

90
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kinetochores attach to microtubules

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prometaphase

91
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chromosomes align at equator

92
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sister chromatids separate

93
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chromosomes at poles

94
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cytoplasm divides

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cytokinesis

95
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diploid cell resulting from the fusion of male and female gametes

96
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morphology of the chromosomes of an organism as viewed with a light microscope

97
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position on a chromosome where a gene is located

98
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permanent change in a cell’s DNA

99
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X or Y chromosome

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sex chromosome

100
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trait determined by a gene carried on the X chromosome and absent on the Y chromosome

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sex-linked gene

101
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having identical alleles of the same gene

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homozygous

102
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having two different alleles of the same gene

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heterozygous

103
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condition in an organism whose cells have lost or gained a chromosome

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aneuploidy

104
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physical appearance of function expression of a trait

105
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mating of unlike parents

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hybridization

106
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genetic makeup underlying a trait or set of traits

107
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one of two or more alternative states of a gene

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