Cell Division Flashcards
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5719841032 | mitosis | identical cell division | 0 | |
5719841033 | interphase | DNA copied | 1 | |
5719841034 | prophase | nucleus disappears and the DNA condenses chromosomes | 2 | |
5719841035 | metaphase | the chromosomes line up and the spindle fiber connects to the centrioles | 3 | |
5719841036 | anaphase | chromosomes are pulled apart | 4 | |
5719841037 | telophase | spindle fibers go away and the DNA loosens and becomes unorganized | 5 | |
5719841038 | cytokinesis | one cell becomes two cells | 6 | |
5719841039 | chromosome | carries genetic information | 7 | |
5719864086 | meiosis | forms gametes | 8 | |
5719880124 | double helix | shape of DNA | 9 | |
5720257579 | haploid cell | half the number of chromosomes | 10 | |
5720260215 | diploid cell | contains all 46 chromosomes | 11 | |
5720644383 | gamete | reproductive cell | 12 | |
7967606909 | daughter cell | genetically identical cells formed by mitosis | 13 | |
7967624954 | spindle | fibers that form to direct movement | 14 | |
7967637240 | sister chromatids | 1 or 2 identical chromosomes formed from one original | 15 | |
7967645717 | asexual reproduction | results in offspring identical to parent | 16 | |
7967650537 | sexual reproduction | two organisms each give copies of genes form a new organism | 17 | |
7967669207 | fertilization | combining of gametes | 18 | |
7967675562 | zygote | diploid cell resulting from fertilization | 19 | |
7967685741 | regeneration | process of growing new body parts | 20 | |
7967693822 | genes | segments of DNA which code for certain proteins which then cause a certain trait | 21 | |
7967693823 | chromosome | strands of coiled up DNA | 22 | |
7967699569 | DNA | long strands of genes | 23 | |
7967728945 | cytosine | pairs with guanine | 24 | |
7970829867 | adenine | pairs with thymine | 25 |