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Question | Answer |
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The process that divides ce lls using the five steps | mitosis |
compacted DNA | chromosome |
The chemical that contains the info for a cell's growth and development | DNA |
the process of dividing a parent cell's cytoplasm(follows mitosis) | Cytokinesis |
The stage of mitosis that happens most frequently in the cell cycle. | Interphase |
The stage of mitosis when the chromosomes seperate | anaphase |
The stage of mitosis when the chromosomes condense | Prophase |
The stage of mitosis when nuclei form the cell membrane is pushed together | Telophase |
The stage of mitosis when the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell | Metaphase |
Your characteristics that can be observed | Phenotype |
unit of heredity that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and codes for a particular product | Gene |
When the parents pass genes to their offspring | Heredity |
When a cell containing genetic info from a mother and father cell combine, they form a new cell | Sexual reproduction |
When expressed with a phenotype, it only has to have one of that gene to have the offspring have that gene. | Dominant |
When expressed in a phenotype, there has to be two of these to have the offspring get this gene. | Recessive |