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Heredity
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | molecule contains the informationthat determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live. |
| chromosomes | the chromatin is compacteed into visble structures |
| interphase | the part of the cell cycle during which the cell is not dividing |
| cell cycle | the life cycle of a eukaryotic |
| mitosis | is the part of the cell cycle during which the nucleus |
| cytokinesis | is the division of the parent cells cytoplasm |
| homologous chromosomes | carry the same genes |
| meiosis | is the type of cell division that produces haploid sex cells such as eggs and sperm |
| asexual reproduction | one organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to itself |
| sexual reproduction | two parents each contribute a sex cell to the new organism |