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Cell Division |
The reproduction of cells. |
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Cell Cycle |
An ordered sequence of events in the life of an eukaryotic cell, from its origin in the division of a parent cell until its own division of a parent cell until its own division into two; composed of the M, G1, S, and G2 phases. |
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Genome |
The complete complement of an organism's genes; an organism's genetic material. |
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Chromosomes |
A thread-like, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus. Each chromosome consists of one very long DNA molecule ans associated proteins. |
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Somatic Cells |
Any cell in a multicellular organism except a sperm or egg cell |
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Gametes |
A haploid cell, such as an egg or sperm. Gametes unite during sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote. |
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Chromatin |
The complex of DNA and proteins that make up a eukaryotic chromosome. When the cell is not dividing, chromatin exists as a mass of very long, thin fibers are not visible with a light microscope. |
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Sister Chromatids |
Replicated forms of a chromosome joined together by the centromere and eventually separated during mitosis or meiosis II. |
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Centromere |
The centralized region joining two sister chromatids. |
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Mitosis |
A process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells conventionally divided into five stages: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Mitosis conserves chromosome number by equally allocating replicated chromosomes to each of the daughter nuclei. |
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Cytokinesis |
The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis. |
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Meiosis |
A two-stage type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that results in cells with half the chromosome number of the original cell. |
