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17 Cards in this Set
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cell division
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parent cell produces to daughter cells
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chromosomes
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structures that contain most of cells DNA
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asexual reproduction
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creation of offspring by single parent
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sexual reproduction
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fertilization of an egg by a sperm
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GRRR
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growth, reproduction, repair, replace
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Binary fission
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prokaryotes reproduce by this
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Chromatin
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DNA in loose state
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centromere
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sister chromatids joined tightly at WAIST
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Benign/ Malignant tumor
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benign: stays in one place, can be removed
Malignant: spreads to other parts of body and usually cancerous |
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diploid
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contains homologous pairs 2N=46
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haploid
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single chromosome set 1N=23
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Meiosis
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produces haploid gametes in diploid organisms
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tetrads
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set of 4 chromatids
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nondisjunction
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ERROR- when chromosome pairs fail to seperate
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deletion
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fragment of chromosome is lost
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duplication
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fragment joins to other sister chromatid
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translocation
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attachment of chromosome fragment to a non homologous chromosome
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