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ECS Biology 5b
Mitosis terminology and the history of genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asexual reproduction | any form of reproduction which involves only mitotic cell divisions |
| chromosomes | long strands of DNA |
| cytokinesis | division of cytoplasm |
| daughter cells | the two cells resulting from mitosis |
| diploid | cell with homologous pairs of chromosomes |
| factors | believed by Mendel to pass characteristics |
| gene | a section of DNA |
| genetics | the study of heredity |
| homologous pairs | same type of chromosomes |
| homologue | member of a homologous pair |
| individual characteristics | characteristics unique to the single organism |
| mother cell | cell during interphase before mitosis begins |
| particulate theory | particles of the parents' blood mix and then join to form the offspring |
| preformationists | believed that there were little, completely formed organisms in the sperm |
| sister chromatids | replicated chromosomes |
| species characteristics | characteristics every member of a species has |