Mitosis/Meiosis Flashcards
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Interphase
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First stage of the cell cycle; the cell grows
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Cell cycle
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Ipmat
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Mitosis
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Second main stage of the cell cycle; the cell divides and makes a daughter cell
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Prophase
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First stage of mitosis. Nucleus breaks down and chromosomes thicken.
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Telophase
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Last stage of mitosis; two new nucleus membranes begin to form
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Metaphase
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Second stage of the cell cycle; proteins connect to chromatids
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Gene
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Functional unit that controls inherited trait expressions
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Chromatin
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Relaxed form of DNA in the nucleus of a cell