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19 Cards in this Set
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Asexual Reproduction
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reproduction that requires only one parent and produces offspring that are genetic copies of the parent
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Binary Fission
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a form of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell replicates its genetic material and divides into two equal parts
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Budding
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a form of asexual reproduction in which areas of an individual may undergo repeated mitosis and cell division and can develop into an identical organism
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Clone
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identical copy of its parent
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Fragmentation
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a form of asexual reproduction in which each fragment of an organism develops into a clone of its parent
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Spore
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reproductive cells that grow into new individuals by mitosis
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Stem Cell
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cells that have the potential to become many different types of cells; two type of stem cells are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells
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Vegetative Reproduction
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reproduction in which special cells, usually in plant stems and plant roots, divide repeatedly to form structures that will eventually develop into a plant identical to the parent
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Cancer
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a result of uncontrolled cell division
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Cell Cycle
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the three stages of the life of a cell, which include interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
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Cytokinesis
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the final stage of the cell cycle, which separates the two nuclei and cell contents into two daughter cells
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Interphase
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the first and longest stage of the cell cycle, in which cells carry out life functions and cells that divide prepare for cell division
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Mitosis
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the second, and shortest, stage in the cell cycle; the process in which the duplicated contents of the cell's nucleus divides into two equal parts
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Replication
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the process during which the cell copies the 3 billion base pairs of DNA information in the nucleus
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Spindle Fibers
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tiny tube-like structures made of protein to which chromosomes attach during cell division
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Prophase
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- the duplicated chromosomes form into an X shape and the nucleolus disappears
- spindle fibers, which are tiny tube-like structures made of protein, begin to from in plant and animal cells |
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Metaphase
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- the duplicated chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell
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Anaphase
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- the duplicated chromosomes move apart to opposite ends of the cell
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Telophase
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- the nucleolus forms around the chromosomes at the opposite ends of the dividing cell
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