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BIO 1010 Test 2
Cell Division
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/24/2011

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Anaphase
Definition
phase in cell division which chromatids or homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
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asexual reproduction
Definition
redproduction 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 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
Definition
one oft het wo replicated stands of a duplicated chromosome (both of which are joined by a single centromere)
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chromosome
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all genetic material associated w/ a centromere
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clevage furrow
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constriction that forms around the middle of animal cells during cytokinesis to subdivide cytoplasm
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cytokinesis
Definition
division of cytoplasm following mitosis or meiosis
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