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AP Biology - Unit 7 - Cell Division Flashcards

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6086005995cell divisionProcess by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells0
6086038641cell cycleseries of events that cells go through as they grow and divide1
6086040832interphaseCell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists of G1, S, and G2 phases2
6086044485G1 phasethe cell undergoes most of its growing during this part of the cell cycle3
6086048190S phasethe cell replicates its DNA during this part of the cell cycle4
6086054314G2 phasethe cell prepares for division during this part of the cell cycle5
6086067261G0 phasea non-dividing state occupied by cells that have left the cell cycle, sometimes reversibly.6
6086076481asexual reproductionProcess of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent7
6086076482sexual reproductionA reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents8
6087382464M phasethe cell splits its DNA and divides during this part of the cell cycle9
6087387350mitosisA cell's division of the nucleus. Final product is 2 cells that are exactly like the parent cell.10
6087391828meiosisA process in cell division during which the nucleus divides twice. Final product is 4 cells that are genetically different11
6087423128prophasePhase of mitosis in which duplicated chromosomes condense and mitotic spindle fibers begin to form12
6087423129metaphasePhase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the equator of the cell13
6087423130anaphasePhase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles of the cell14
6087423131telophasePhase of mitosis in which a nuclear envelope reforms around each set of chromosomes.15
6087430350haploidAn organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes.16
6087430351diploidA cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes17
6087432950homologous chromosomesChromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure18
6087432951sister chromatidsReplicated forms of a chromosome joined together by the centromere and eventually separated during mitosis or meiosis II.19
6087436305somatic cellAny cell in a multicellular organism except a sperm or egg cell.20
6087436306gametic cellreproductive cells, sperm and egg21
6087441616centrosomeA structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop.22
6087441617spindleframework of microtubules that guide the movement of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis23
6087441618centrioleCell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells only24
6087444596kinetochoreA specialized region on the centromere that links each sister chromatid to the mitotic spindle.25
6087446572tetradstructure containing 4 chromatids that forms during meiosis26
6087446573crossing overProcess in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis.27
6087448569cyclinA cellular protein that occurs in a cyclically fluctuating concentration and that plays an important role in regulating the cell cycle.28
6087448570cyclin-dependent kinaseenzyme to which cyclin binds during interphase and mitosis, triggering and controlling activities during the cell cycle29
6096208935map unitThe distance on a chromosome within which crossing-over (recombination) occurs 1 percent of the time30

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