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Ch 8 section 2
ch 8 sect 2
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Biology
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02/06/2017

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cytokinesis
Definition
division of the cytoplasm
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spindle fiber
Definition
micro tubules from the centrosomes that become kinetochore or ploar fibers
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binary fission
Definition
the method of cell division for prokaryotes
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somatic
Definition
body cells
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interphase
Definition
the phase in which cells spend most of the cell cycle
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meiosis
Definition
CELL DIVISION THAT FORMS HAPLOID GAMETES
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centrioles
Definition
small cylindrical bodies in the centrosome of ANIMAL cells
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metaphase
Definition
mitotic phase in which chromosomes align along the equator of the cell
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prophase
Definition
mitotic phase in which chromatin coils into chromosomes, centrosomes appear and move to poles
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cleavage furrow
Definition
place on dividing cell where the cell membrane pinches into two cells
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polar fibers
Definition
spindle fibers that extend from pole to pole
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gamete
Definition
sex cell
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mitosis
Definition
cell division of body cells that result in new cells identical to the original cell
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prophase
Definition
mitotic phase in which chromatids separate at the centromere and move to opposite poles
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cell plate
Definition
midline of a plant cell that forms a new cell wall
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kinetochore fiber
Definition
spindle fiber that connects centromere to centrosome
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telophase
Definition
mitotic phase in which nuclear membrane reforms, spindle fibers disassemble
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cancer
Definition
may happen when there is a disruption of cell division
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G-o
Definition
cells do not copy DNA or prepare for cell division
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G 1
Definition
Cell grows to mature size
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G-2
Definition
Cell prepares for cell division
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S
Definition
DNA replicates
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sexual reproduction
Definition
involves only one parent cell
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