Deck 11 Flashcards
0
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Holds chromatid together by a small button-like body called a
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Centromere
1
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Each chromosome is actually made up of two strands, each called
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Chromatid
2
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Composed of microtubules
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Mitotic spindle
3
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List the stages of mitosis in order.
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Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
Remember I.P.M.A.T.
4
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A contractile ring made of microfilaments forms what over the midline of a spindle?
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Cleavage furrow
5
Q
Means “two nuclei”
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Binucleate
6
Q
A DNA segment that carries the information for building one protein or polypeptide chain
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Gene
7
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What are biological catalysts that regulate chemical reactions in the cell?
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Enzymes
8
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The manufacturing sites for protein
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Ribosomes
9
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The messenger and decoder functions are carried out by a second type of nucleic acid called
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
