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Cell Division
Cell Division
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/01/2011

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Mitosis
Definition
This type of cell division is for growth, repair, replacement. (EX: Hair, Skin, muscles)
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Meiosis
Definition
This type of cell division is for eggs and sperm
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Karyotype
Definition
A photomicrograph of chromosomes arranged according to a standard classification
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Man
Definition
The Sex chromosomes XY is for a ____
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Woman
Definition
The sex chromosomes XX is for a ____
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Diploid
Definition
A _____ is 1 set of chromosomes from a man and 1 set of chromosomes from a woman.
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Haploid
Definition
with single set of chromosomes: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. This is ____
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Mitosis
Definition
This type of cell division has one division sequence, it produces 2 identical daughter cells.
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Duplication
Definition
The mother cell duplicated her chromosomes. This process is called ___.
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Chromatin
Definition
Genetic material in the nucleus in a spaggeti like format is ____
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Chromosome
Definition
Genetic material in the nucleus in a compact rod format is _____
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Sister Chromatid
Definition
One identical member of a chromosome pair. 1 chromosome = 2 __________
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Centromere
Definition
This object holds two sister chromatids together.
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Interphase
Definition
The 1st step a mother cell goes through when dividing is ____
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Prophase
Definition
The 2nd step a mother cell goes through when dividing is ____
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Metaphase
Definition
The 3rd step a mother cell goes through when dividing is ____
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Anaphase
Definition
The 4th step a mother cell goes through when dividing is ____
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Telophase
Definition
The 5th step a mother cell goes through when dividing is ____
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Interphase
Definition
90% of the cell's life is in this stage. It has two parts G1 and G2
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Interphase
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Prophase
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Metaphase
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Anaphase
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Telophase
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Meiosis
Definition
This is a two division sequence and it produces 4 daughter cells.
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Daughter
Definition
A _____ cells have 1/2 the number of chromosomes as the original mother cell, haploid.
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Gametes
Definition
Sperms and Eggs are also called ____
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Meiosis
Definition
Gametes exists from the cell division called ____
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Homologus Chromosomes
Definition
This is two sets of chromosomes ( 1 set from its mother and 1 set from its father)
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Crossing over
Definition
Sometimes in Prophase 1, chromosomes pairs rearrange genetic information. This is called ___
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Sister Chromatids
Definition
Crossing over between ____ doesn't change their genetic info.
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Zygote
Definition
When the sperm meets the egg this is called a _____
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Haploid (N)
Definition
Meiosis results in four daughter cells having half the number of chromosomes as the mother cell. This is called a ____
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Diploid 2(N)
Definition
Mitosis results in two daughter celles having the same number of chromosomes as the mother cell. This is called a ____.
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Mitosis
Definition
_______ creates two daughter cells.
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Meiosis
Definition
_______ creates four daughter cells.
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