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1020 Unit 8
Unit 8
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/06/2009

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Anaphase
Definition
The phase of cell division during which chromatids or homologous chromosomes seperate and move to opposite ends of the cell
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
Reproduction not involving the fusion of gametes
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Cell Cycle
Definition
Life cycle of an individual cell
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Cell Plate
Definition
Partition that forms during cytokinesis in the plant cells to produce seperate daughter cells
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Centromere
Definition
Structure in a chromosome which keeps replicated chromatids together and to which spindle fibers attach
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Chromatid
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one of the two replicated strands of a duplicated chromosome (both of which are joined by a single centromere)
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Chromosome
Definition
the structure in the nucleus that contains genetic information
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Cleavage Furrow
Definition
Constriction that forms around the middle of animal cells during cytokinesis to subdivide cytoplasm
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Cytokinesis
Definition
Division of the cytoplasm following mitosis or meiosis
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Daughter Cells
Definition
the products of cell division following cytokinesis
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Diploid
Definition
Condition in which a cell has two sets of chromosomes (one set is derived from each parent)
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Gametes
Definition
Mature sex cells (eggs and sperm) the haploid products of meiosis
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haploid
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condition in which a cell has only 1 set of chromosomes, typical of gametes
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Homologous Chromosomes
Definition
physically similar chromosomes whichpair up during synapsis, one homologous chromosomes is inherited from the mother, the other from the father
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interphase
Definition
interval between cell divisions in the cell cycle
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Karyotype
Definition
Chromosome complement of a cell
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Meiosis
Definition
Nuclear division in which the number of chromosomes is redused by one-half, cell division which produces haploid gametes
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Metaphase
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The phase of cell division when the chromosomal material is situated in the middle of the cell
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Mitosis
Definition
Nuclear division which produces daughter cells that are identical to teh original cell
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oocyte
Definition
Cell which has undergone chromosome replication and is undergoing oogenesis
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oogenesis
Definition
Meiosis which produces egg cells
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Oogonium
Definition
Cell which undergoes chromosome replication to produce an oocyte
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Ootid
Definition
Final product of oogenesis, following a period of maturation, becomes an ovum
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Polar Body
Definition
A daughter cell in oogenesis which contains nuclear material, but very little cytoplasm
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Prophase
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The phase of cell division during which the nuclear membrane disappears and the chromosomes become visible
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
Reproduction involving the fusion of haploid gametesfrom two different parents to produce a diploid zygote
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Spermatid
Definition
Final product of spermatogenesis, following a period of maturation, becomes a spermatozoan
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Spermatocyte
Definition
Cell which has undergone chromosome replication and is undergoing spermtogenesis
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Spermatogenesis
Definition
Meiosis which produces sperm
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Spermatogonium
Definition
Cell which undergoes chromosome replication to produce spermatocyte
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Spermatozoa
Definition
The mature final product of spermatogenesis
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Spindle Fibers
Definition
Microtubules that attach to the centomere and move the chromosomes around the cytoplasm during cell division
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Synapsis
Definition
pairing of replicated homologous chromosomes during meiosis
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Telophase
Definition
the phase of cell division during which the nuclear membrane re-appears and the chromosomes disappear
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Zygote
Definition
a diploid cell formed by the fusion of two haploid gametes, a fertilized egg cell
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