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Structural unit containing part or all of an organism's genome, consisting of DNA and its associated proteins (chromatin). The human genome is made of 23 pairs of chromosomes or 46 chromosomes in all. (looks like an X) |
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A molecular complex of DNA and its associated proteins that make up the chromosomes of eukaryotic organisms. DNA wraps around protein to make chromatin. |
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Pictorial arrangement of a complete set of human chromosomes. |
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The study of physical inheritance among living things. |
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| Physical seperation of one cell into two daughter cells. This happens in the Telephase. Cleavage furrow begins to form. |
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Seperation of cell's duplicated chromosomes prior to cytokinesis. There are four phases: Propase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase (PMAT) |
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Possesing tow set of chromosomes. All human cells are diploid with the exception of human gametes (egg and sperm), which are haploid. Such haploid cell possess only a singel set of chromosomes. |
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A haploid reproductive cell, either egg or sperm |
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| Portlions of the cell cycle in which the cell simultaneously carries out its work and in preparation for division - duplicates its chromosomes. The other primary phase of the cell cycle is mitotic phase (or M phase), which includes both mitosis (in somatic cells) and cytokinesis. |
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| Part of the cell cycle that includes both MITOSIS and CYTOKINESIS - takes about 30 min. |
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| The three main stages of cell division - DNA replication, mitosis and cytokinesis. Traditionally divided into two main phases: interphase and titotic (or M) phase, which are in turn divided into other phases. |
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| Chromosomes that are the same in function and hence size. species taht are diploid (have two set of chromosomes) have matching pairs of homologous pair is inherited fromt he male, the second fror the female. |
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The period in the cell cycle during which cell division takes place. The following is part of the mPHASE:
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
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