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Chapter 8 Section 2
Cell Division
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Biology
9th Grade
04/15/2010

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binary fission
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the division of a prokaryotic into two offspring cells
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mitosis
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eukaryotic cell division
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asexual reproduction
Definition
the production of offspring from one parent
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meiosis
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the second process of cell division
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gametes
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haploid reproductive cells
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interphase
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the time between cell divisions
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cytokinesis
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the division of the cell's cytoplasm
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prophase
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the first phase of mitosis in which the DNA coils into chromosomes
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spindle fibers
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microtubules that radiate from the centrosomes in preparation for metaphase
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metaphase
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the second phase of mitosis where the chromosomes move to the center of the dividing cell
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anaphase
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during this third phase of mitosis the chromatids separate and move in opposite directions
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telophase
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the fourth and final phase of mitosis where the spindle fibers disassemble and the chromosomes return to their chromatin state
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cell plate
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during cytokinesis vesicles from the Golgi Apparatus join in the middle of the two dividing cells and form a cell plate that will split the two cells in half when they become cell walls
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