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Cells Chap. 3
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7th Grade
09/26/2010

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DNA
Definition
Chemical that contains information for an organism’s growth and functions
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chromosomes
Definition
Physical structure in a cell that contains the cell’s genetic material
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cell cycle
Definition
The normal sequence of development and division of a cell
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interphase
Definition
Part of the cell cycle during which a cell is not dividing
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mitosis
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Part of the cell cycle during which the nucleus divides
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cytokinesis
Definition
The division of the parent cell’s cytoplasm
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asexual reproduction
Definition
One organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to itself and live independently of it
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binary fission
Definition
Form of asexual reproduction occurring in prokaryotes
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regeneration
Definition
Process of new tissue growth
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