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32 Cards in this Set
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Karyotype |
Number of chromosomes in an organism |
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Cleavage Furrow |
A crease formed from the cell membrane dividing. |
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Cell Plate |
The newly forming cell wall. |
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Centromere |
What holds the chromatids together. |
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Autosome |
Any of the numbered chromosomes. |
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Sex chromosome |
the X and Y chromosomes |
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Homologous Chromosomes |
Pairs of similar chromosomes. |
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Diploid |
2 Sets of chromosomes |
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Haploid |
1 Set of chromosomes |
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Chromatid |
Half of a chromosome |
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Cell Cycle |
How a cell splits |
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Interphase |
The stage when regular cell functions occur. |
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Mitosis |
The stage when chromosomes |
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Cytokinesis |
When the cytoplasm splits. |
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Chromosome |
Contains DNA |
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Chromatin |
A complex of proteins and DNA |
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Meiosis |
A process that creates genetically diverse gametes. |
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Sister chromatids |
The two chromatids that make up a chromosome. |
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Prophase |
The stage when spindles form and the nuclear envelope dissolves. |
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Metaphase |
The stage when the chromosomes line up. |
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Anaphase |
The stage where the chromatids are pulled to opposite poles |
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Telophase |
The stage where the cell splits. |
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Sexual Reproduction |
Reproduction from 2 parents |
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Asexual Reproduction |
Reproduction from 1 parent. |
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Gametes |
Sex cells |
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Crossing over |
When two chromosomes combine for genetic diversity. |
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Fertilization |
union of egg and sperm |
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Variation |
Different |
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Centrioles |
Organelles that create spindles. |
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Sex cell |
Gametes |
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Somatic cells |
Cells of the body |
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Gene |
Traits passed down from generation to generation. |
