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Concept 9.1 key terms
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Biology
9th Grade
01/07/2007

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Asexual Reproduction
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(Cell Devision) A cell or a group of cells duplicates its genetic material and splits in two.
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
Genetic material is combined from two parents and produces offspring.
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Chromatin
Definition
A combo of DNA and protein molecules
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Chromosomes
Definition
Condensed threads of genetic material formed from chromatin as the cell prepares to divide
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Sister Chromatid
Definition
One pair of identical chromosomes created before the cell divides
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Centromere
Definition
Region where two sister chromatids are joined tightly together
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Cell cycle
Definition
Sequence of events from the production of a eukaryotic cell to the time the cell itself reproduces.
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Mitosis Phase
Definition
Stage of the cell cylce when the cell is activly dividing
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Interphase
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Stage of the cell cycle during which a cell carries out its metabolic processes and preforms its funcutions in the body.
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Mitosis
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Process by which the nuculeus and the duplicated chromosomes of a cell divide and are evenly distributed form ing 2 daughter nuculei.
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Cytokinesis
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Process by which the cytoplasm of a cell is divided into 2; usually follows mitosis and meiosis
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