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| formation of offspring that receive all the genes from just one parent |
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| the form of cell division that occurs in prokaryotic cells |
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| a controlled sequence of events in which a small cell grows into a larger cell and then divides to form two smaller cells |
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| a constricted region of a chromosome that holds together the sister chromatids during the early phases of cell division |
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| the division of a cytoplasm after mitosis or meiosis |
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| the stage of a cell cycle between divisions, when the chromosomes are too long and too thin to be seen |
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| an organism’s set of chromosomes as seen during cell division |
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| the separation of chromosomes during cell division in which two cells are produced, each genetically identical to the other and to the parental cell |
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| a set of protein fibers that control the movements of chromosomes during cell division |
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| a gene for protein that stimulates cell division |
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| two copies of a chromosome held together by a chromatid |
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| a gene for a protein that inhibits cell division |
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