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| An organism's reproductive cells, such as sperm or egg cells. |
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| A form of asexual reproduction that produces identical offspring |
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| A segment of DNA that codes for a protein or RNA molecule. |
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| The DNA and the proteins associated with the DNA- become visible, as before the DNA coils up, the DNA is copied. |
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| The two exact copies of DNA that make up each chromosome |
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| The two chromatids of a chromosome are attached at a point |
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| Chromosomes that are similar in size, shape, & genetic content |
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| When a cell such as somatic cell, contains two sets of chromosomes its said to be diploid |
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When a cell, such as gamete, contains one set of chromosomes
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| A fertilized egg cell, the first cell of a new individual |
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| Chromosomes that are not directly involved in determining the sex (gender) of an individual. |
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| One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans, contain genes that will determine the sex of the individual |
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| A photo of the chromosomes in a dividing cell that shows the chromosomes arranged by size |
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| A repeating sequence of cellular growth and division during the life of an organism |
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| A cell spends 90% of its time in the first three phases of the cycle, which are collectively called interphase |
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| The process during cell division in which the nucleus of a cell is divided into two nuclei |
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| The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm divides |
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| A disorder of cell division |
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| Cell structures made up of both centrioles & individual microtubule fibers that are involved in moving chromosomes during cell division |
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