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Reproduction of Cells Flashcards

1
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centromere separate

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anaphase

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2
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division of nucleus

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karyokinesis

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3
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packages DNA into chromosomes

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prophase

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4
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1/2 of each chromosome (chromatid) moves to the opposite pole

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anaphase

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5
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term used when a cell has half the usual number of chromosomes

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haploid

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6
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comprises 75% of the cell cycle

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interphase or preparatory phase

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7
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nuclear membrane reappear

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telophase

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8
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four haploid cells have a nucleus with a haploid number of chromosomes

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meiocyte cells

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9
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2 nuclei form

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telophase

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10
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cell wall pinches in to form from the 2 new daughter cells

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telophase

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11
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continuous process to replace cells that die from normal wear or accidents

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cell division

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12
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chromosomes line up at the center of the cell or at the equatorial plane

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metaphase

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13
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a cell organism that has paired chromosomes, one from each parent

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diploid

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14
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2 main phases of the cell cycle

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interphase and mitosis

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15
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gamete formation

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gametogenesis

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16
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four phases of mitosis

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  • prophase
  • metaphase
  • anaphase
  • telophase
17
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what are germ cells

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egg and sperm cells

18
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phase where cells increase in size and maintain normal metabolic function

19
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formation of male gametes

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spermatogenesis

20
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phase where DNA is represented 2c becomes 4c and the synthesis phase

21
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identical copies of parent cells

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daughter cells

22
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interphase is composed of:

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  • G1
  • S phase
  • G2
23
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division of cytoplasm

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cytokinesis

24
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phase where RNA and proteins are formed; storage of proteins

25
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what cells does mitosis produce?

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cells for growth and tissue repairs

26
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spindle fibers attach to chromosomes at the centromere

27
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centrioles move to the opposite pole

28
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nuclear membrane degenerate

29
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DNA spreads out

30
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spindle fibers pull chromosome apart

31
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cell division by which germ cells are produced

32
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spindle fiber appear

33
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process whereby a haploid cell is formed from a diploid cell through meiosis and cell differentiation

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gametogenesis

34
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the result of meiosis

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meiocyte cells

35
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spindle fiber degenerate

36
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cell division involved in the production of multicellular adult from a zygote

37
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formation of ovum or eggs

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