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What is DNA?

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stores the information that tells cells which proteins to make and when to make them (also called deoxyribonucleic acid)

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What is a chromosome?

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Supercoiled, replicated DNA

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What is a chromatid?

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Half of a chromosome

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What is a centromere?

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What joins the two chromatids to make a chromosome

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What is a diploid?

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Two copies of each chromosome per cell

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What is a haploid?

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One copy of each chromosome per cell

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What are homologous chromosomes?

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A pair or chromosomes

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What is interphase?

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Most of the life of the cell; can’t see chromosomes

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What is prophase?

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Nuclear envelope dissolves; Chromosomes become visible

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What is metaphase?

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Centrioles move to each pole and chromosomes line up at the equator; spindle fibers connect to centromeres

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What is anaphase?

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Chromosomes separate

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What is telophase?

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Chromosomes at each pole; nuclear envelope reforms

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What is cytokinesis?

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The splitting of cytoplasm

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What is the difference between cytokinesis in plants v. animals?

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Plants-cell wall

Animals-cleavage furrow

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What is the order if mitosis?

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Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase (remember PMAT)

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What is G1?

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Growth phase 1; starts after cell division

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What is S?

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Synthesis phase; replication of genetic material occurs; starts after G1

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What is G2?

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Last step before mitosis; organelles are replicated

19
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What is mitotic phase (M)?

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Mitosis

20
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What is a mutagen?

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Something that causes genetic mutations

21
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What is carcinogen?

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A cancer causing substance

22
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What is base pairing?

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ATCG (A with T, C with G)

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What is a nucleotide?

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A building block of DNA

24
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What is mitosis?

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Cell division

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