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Life Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | molecule containing the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live |
| Chromosomes | Chromatin compacted into visible structures |
| Cell cycle | life cycle of a Eukaryotic cell. |
| interphase | the part pf the cell cycle during which the cell is not dividing. |
| mitosis | the part of the cell cycle during which the nucleus divides. |
| cytokinesis | the division of the parent cell's cytoplasm. |
| meiosis | the type of cell division that produces haploid sex cells such as eggs and sperm. |
| asexual reproduction | an form of reproduction during which one organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to itself |
| sexual reproduction | a form of reproduction during which two parents each contribute a sex cell to the new organism |