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| Tightly coiled DNA molecules and associated proteins. |
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| Help maintain the compact structure of chromosomes in eukaryotes. |
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| Chromosomes are categorized as.... |
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| sex chromosomes or autosomes. |
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| Homologous chromosomes consist of.. |
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| One autosomal chromosome from each parent. |
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| The number of chromosomes in cells that have homologous pairs of autosomes and sex chromosomes. |
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| Have half the number of chromosomes that are present in diploid cells. |
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| The process by which cells reproduce themselves. |
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| The process of cell division in prokaryotes. |
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-The repeating of events that make up the life of a cell.
-Consists of cell division and interphase. |
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| Cell Division in Eukaryotes |
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| Includes the division of the nucleus and the cytoplasm. |
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| Consists of a phase of DNA replication and a phase of preperation for cell division. |
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-Is divided into prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
-Results in two offspring cells that are genetically identical to the original cell. |
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| Crossing-over During Meiosis |
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| Results in genetic recombination. |
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| The prcess by which sperm cells are produced. |
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| The process that produces egg cells. |
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-The formation of offspring from one parent.
-Genetically identical to the parent. |
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-The formation of offspring through the union of two parents.
-Offspring are genetically different from the parent. |
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| Chromosomes that determine the sex of an organism. |
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| All the other chromosomes in an organism that are not sex chromosomes. |
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| The two copies of each autosome. |
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| A photomicrograph of chromosomes in a dividing cell in a normal human. |
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| The division of the cytoplasm of the cell. |
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| The first phase of meiosis |
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| The process of nuclear division that reduces the number of chromosomes in new cells to half the number in the original cell. |
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