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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |