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Meiosis, Cell Cycle, and Asexual Reproduction Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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A cycle of growth, development, and division that most cells in an organism go through

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Cell Cycle

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2
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Region where chromosome and sister chromatids attach

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Centromere

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3
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Division of cytoplasm to form daughter cells

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Cytokinesis

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4
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Two cells that result from mitosis/cytokinesis

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Daughter Cells

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5
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Cell grows/performs functions and prepares for division

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Interphase

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6
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Process during which nucleus and contents divide

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Mitosis

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7
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Identical copies of a chromosome; full sets created in S phase

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Sister Chromatids

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8
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Division of cells nucleus

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Nuclear Division

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9
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Threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein in nucleus; carries genes

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Chromosomes

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10
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Process in reproduction/growth, cell divides to from daughter cells

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Cellular Division

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11
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Cell division that creates 2 identical cells

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Binary Fission

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12
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New organism grows gy mitosis and cell division on body of parent

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Budding

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Type of Asexual Reproduction formed in lab that produces identical individual from a cell or a cluster of cells taken from a multicellular organism

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Cloning

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14
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Offspring grows from a part of a parent plant

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Vegetative Reproduction

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15
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Offspring grows from piece of its parent

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Regeneration

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Synthesis phase

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S phase

17
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Chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed

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Telophase

18
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Process in which egg and sperm cell join

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Fertilization

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A new cell that forms from fertilization

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Zygote

20
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Pair of chromoses

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Diploid

21
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Pairs of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits arranged in the same order

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Homologous Chromosomes

22
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Cells that only have one chromosome from each pair

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Haploid

23
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Homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis

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Crossing Over

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Gametes

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Reproductive Cells

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26
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Any cells in the body other than reproductive cells

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Somatic Cells

27
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Chromosome that is composed of two sister chromatids held together in a centromere

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Duplicated Chromosomes

28
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Chromosomes become visible, nuclear envelope breaks down, crossing over occurs

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Prophase 1 (crossing over)

29
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The random distribution of the pairs of genes on different chromosomes to the gametes

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Independent Assortment

30
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Small cylindrical organelles in pairs and involved in development of spindle fibers

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Centrioles

31
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Region of chromosome where two sister chromatids attach

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Centromere

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