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6619670685final result of mitosis in humansgenetically identical 2n somatic cells0
6619718711kinetochore microtubules assist in the process of splitting centromeres bycreating tension and pulling toward opposite poles1
6619732074a cleavage furrowa groove in the plasma membrane between daughter nuclei2
6619741814cyclin dependent kinase (cdk) isenzyme that attaches phosphate groups to other proteins3
6619752776If the M-phase checkpoint does NOT happen correctly then,the cell would be stopped in metaphase4
6619758272homologous chromosomescarry information for the same traits5
6619768115sexual reproductionindividuals transmit half their nuclear genes to each of their offspring6
6619786808metaphase I7
6619793587anaphase II8
6619805669independent assortmentrandom way each pair of homologous chromosomes lines up at metaphase plate in meiosis I9
6619817272natural selection is related to sexual reproductionsexual reproduction results in many new gene combinations, some of which will lead to differential reproduction10
6619853283monohybrid cross11
6619855430dihybrid cross12
6619863526pleiotropysingle allele to have multiple phenotypic effects13
6619871649chromosome theory of inheritanceMendelian genes are at specific loci on the chromosome and in turn, segregate during meiosis14
6619887931Barr bodymammal females turn the extra X chromosome into a useless entity15
6619897078one map unita 1% frequency of recombination between two genes16
6619918844linked genesgenes that are generally inherited together17
6619922688epistasisphenotypic expression of one gene affects the expression of another gene18
6619924629polygenic inheritancea single phenotypic character is affected by two or more genes19
6619931515codominaceboth phenotypes expressed in heterozygous offspring20
6619935218incomplete dominanceheterozygous phenotype intermediate between two homozygous phenotypes21
6619950514prophase II22
6619977841pedigree chart23
6619989941MPFM phase promoting factor, triggers cell's passage into the M phase24
6620012425density dependent inhibitionphenomenon in which crowded cells stop dividing25
6620015168anchorage dependencefor cells to divide they must be attached to a substratum26

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