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Between cell divisions, DNA is long and stringy and exists as... |
chromatin |
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DNA makes a _____________ of itself before cell division. |
copy |
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In eukaryotes, the DNA wraps around proteins to make a compact structure called a |
chromosome |
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the two copies of DNA make up the two identical halves of of chromosomes. Each half is called.. |
sister chromatid |
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The two chromatids are attached at a point called |
centromere |
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when the cell divides each of the two new cells will receive one chromatid from each …. |
chromosome |
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Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of ___ in each cell nucleus |
46 |
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Cell Division |
is the process in which cells reproduce |
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Binary Fission |
is the process of cell division in prokaryotes. |
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Mitosis |
is the process of cell division in eukaryotes |
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Mitosis results in 2 new cells with genetic material that is _______________________to the genetic material of the original cell |
identical |
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mitosis occurs in organisms undergoing |
growth, development, repair, asexual reproduction. |
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_______ reproduction is the production of offspring from one parent. |
Asexual |
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one example of asexual reproduction is ... |
binary fission |
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the _____ is the repeating set of events in the life of the cell |
cell cycle |
