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Genetic Variation in Organisms Vocab Flashcards

1
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Cell division; chromosomes condense

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Prophase

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Tightly coiled form of DNA; allows DNA to be divided equally during cell division

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Chromosomes

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3
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Protein structure that divides the genetic material of a cell for cell division

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Spindle Fiber

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Cell division; chromosomes align in the center of the cell

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Metaphase

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5
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Process where the cytoplasm of a parent cell is divided

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Cytokenesis

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Form the spindle fibers that pull chromosomes

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Centrioles

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Loose form of DNA; allows DNA to be accessed for functions like protein synthesis

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Chromatin

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Cell division; chromosomes separate and move to the end of the cell

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Anaphase

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9
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Carrier of genetic information

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DNA

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10
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Cells that are created after a parent cell divides

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Daughter Cells

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Indentation on the surface of a cell that forms during cell division

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Cleavage Furrow

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12
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Connects sister chromatids during cell division

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Centromere

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13
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Identical; connected by a centromere

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Sister Chromatids

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14
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Help condense DNA into basic proteins

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Histone Protein

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15
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Cell division; nuclear membrane forms around each set of chromosomes

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Telophase

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16
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Attaches chromosomes to spindle fibers during cell division

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Kinetochore

17
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Process where cell nucleus splits into two nuclei

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Membrane that separates the nucleus and the cytoplasm

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Nuclear Envelope

19
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Separates the cytoplasm of two daughter cells

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Cell Plate

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Runs across the center of a dividing cell during metaphase

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Metaphase Plate

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Make up 1 half of a chromosome

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3 step process where a cell grows and prepares for cell division

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Interphase

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Stage of interphase where the cell prepares to divide

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G1 (growth 1)

24
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Stage of interphase where a cell replicates its DNA to prepare for cell division

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S phase (synthesis)

25
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Stage of interphase where the cell grows more until it is ready to divide

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The cell exits the regular cell cycle and enters a non-dividing state

27
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Part of the cell cycle where the cell undergoes division

28
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Series of steps a cell undergoes to duplicate itself

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Cell Cycle

29
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Cell that divides to make daughter cells

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Parent Cell

30
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Cell of a living organism that is not a sex cell

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Somatic Cell

31
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Contains two complete sets of chromosomes

32
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Single set of unpaired chromosomes

33
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Seperates sister chromatids during cell division

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Spindle Apparatus

34
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Asexual reproduction of a single-celled organism

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Binary Fission

35
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Growth or tumor that is not cancerous

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Growth of tumor that is cancerous

37
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Uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in the body

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