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Ch 7 Living Systems
Cellular Reproduction Vocab
| definitions | vocabulary |
|---|---|
| fertilized egg | zygote |
| second stage of mitosis | metaphase |
| region where two chromatids join | centromere |
| final stage of mitosis | telophase |
| fusion of egg and sperm | fertilization |
| non-producing stage of the cell | interphase |
| interphase and mitosis, together | cell cycle |
| either of two strands that together form a chromosome | chromatid |
| result of meiosis in plants and fungi | spore |
| forms the plasma membrane of two new plant cells | cell plate |
| first stage of mitosis | prophase |
| either of the two kinds of sex cells | gamete |
| cell reproduction in prokaryotes | binary fission |
| process by which gametes are formed from diploid nuclei | meiosis |
| structure located between the centrioles of a cell | spindle |
| containing one chromosome of each homologous pair | haploid |
| part of the cell cycle usually accompanied by cell division | mitosis |
| having two of each chrosome | diploid |
| each of two chromosomes with identical structures | homologues |
| third stage of mitosis | anaphase |