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21 Cards in this Set
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Gene. |
Unit of heredity transfored from parent to child. |
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Chromosome. |
A threadlike substance of nucleic acids and protein. |
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DNA. |
The carrier of genetic information. |
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Centromere. |
Chromosome atached to a fiber. |
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Tumor. |
Swelling without inflamation. |
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Egg. |
Possession of a specific quality. |
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Autosome. |
Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. |
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Diploid. |
Containning two sets of chromosomes. |
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Mitosis. |
Cell division resulting in wto daughter cells. |
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Interphase. |
Resting phase in cell division. |
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Chromatin. |
what meterial chromosomes are composed of. |
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Histone. |
A group of basic proteins found in chromatin. |
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Chromatid. |
Each of the two thread like strands in a chromosome. |
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Cancer. |
Tumor resulting in division of abnormal cells. |
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Sperm. |
Male Reproductive cell. |
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Karyotype. |
Number and appearence of chromosomes. |
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Haploid. |
A cell containing one complete set of cromosomes. |
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Zygote. |
Formed by the union of female and male sex cells. |
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Meiosis. |
A nucleus divides in all sexual reproduction organs. |
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Cytokinesis. |
The physical process of cell division. |
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Homologous Chromosome. |
A set of one meternal and one paternal chromosomes. |
