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1
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The process a cell goes through each time it divides

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Cell cycle

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2
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Nuclear membrane breaks down, sister chromatids condense, and spindle forms

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Prophase

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3
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Sister chromatids line up in center of the cell

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Metaphase

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4
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Sister chromatid pairs pulled apart and are on seperate sides of the cell

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Anaphase

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5
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Cells begin to seperate

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Telophase

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6
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The resting stage

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Interphase

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7
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A chromosome and its identical replicated copy, joined at the centromere.

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Chromatid

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8
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connects the sister chromatids near the middle

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Chromere

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9
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paired barrel-shaped organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope.

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Centriole

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10
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the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells that forms during cell division to separate sister chromatids between daughter cells

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Spindle fibers

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11
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the indentation of the cell’s surface that begins the progression of cleavage

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Cleavage furrow

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12
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the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells

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Cytokinesis

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13
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a structure that forms in the cells of land plants while they are undergoing cell division

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Cell plate

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14
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a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote

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Gamete

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15
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the male reproductive cell

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Sperm

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16
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The female reproductive cell

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Egg

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17
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Cell that has two complete sets of chromosomes

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Diploid

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18
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the presence of a single set of chromosomes in an organism’s cells

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Haploid

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19
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a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes

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Zygote

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20
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a cell produced during cleavage of a fertilized egg

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Blastomere

21
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a solid ball of cells resulting from division of a fertilized ovum, and from which a blastula is formed

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Morula

22
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animal embryo at the early stage of development when it is a hollow ball of cells

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Blastula

23
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the fluid-filled cavity of a blastula

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Blastocoel

24
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an embryo at the stage following the blastula, when it is a hollow cup-shaped structure having three layers of cells

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Gastrula

25
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a mouth-like opening of the archenteron on the surface of the embryo during the invagination of the archenteron

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Blastopore

26
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n

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Haploid

27
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2n

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Diploid

28
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Cell growth, make Organelles and Proteins

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G1

29
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Point of no return: DNA is replicated

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S

30
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Make more proteins and organelles

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G2

31
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Exchange of genetic info between homologous chromosomes

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Crossing over

32
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Sources of Genetic variation in Sexual reproduction

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Segrigation and Fertilization

33
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Unequal distribution of chromosomes during meiosis

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Nondisjunction

34
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Determines the phenotype

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Dominant gene

35
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Only appears if 2 are present

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Recessive gene

36
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alternative forms of genes on homologous chromosomes

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Alleles

37
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Organism’s physical traits

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Phenotype

38
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Organism’s genetic makeup

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Genotype

39
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Only one of two copies of a gene goes into the gamete

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Law of Segregation

40
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The alleles for one gene do not influence the alleles for the other gene

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Law of Independent Assortment

41
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When an organism has identical alleles for a gene

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Homozygous

42
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When an organism has different alleles for a gene

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Heterozygous

43
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An individual with a dominant phenotype and an unknown genotype is mated with a homozygous recessive individual.

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Test Cross

44
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Intermediate (blended version) of the two homozygotes

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Incomplete Dominance

45
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in which the heterozygote displays characteristics of both homozygotes. Both phenotype are expressed

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Co-Dominance

46
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the additive effect of two or more genes on a single phenotype

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Polygenetic Inheritance

47
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a single gene has multiple effects on the phenotype

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Pleiotropy

48
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Gene carried on X chromosome

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Sex-linked trait

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