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13 Cards in this Set
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cell cycle
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the life cycle of a cell
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chromosome
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the structures in which DNA can be found
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homologous chromosomes
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chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure
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mitosis
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a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei which have the same number of chromosomes in each
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cytokinesis
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the division of the cytoplasm of a cell. It is the last stage of cell reproduction.
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binary fission
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how prokaryotic cells make more cells
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cell division
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the process by which cells reproduce themselves
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46
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The number of chromosomes that humans have
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DNA
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the hereditary material found inside a cell
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divides into two identical cells
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What does a cell do in the third stage of the cell cycle?
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So that the 2 new cells have the same genetic material as the parent cell.
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Why do chromosomes need to be copied?
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it pinches in two
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What happens to the cell membrane during cytokinesis in animal cells?
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a cell plate forms
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What happens to new cells during plant cell cytokinesis?
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