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Chapter 6 Vocab

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Gamete a haploid reproductive cell that unites with another cell to form a zygote.
Binary Fission a form of asexual reproduction in single- celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size.
Gene a segment of DNA that is located in a chromosome and that codes for specific hereditary trait.
Chromosome in a eukaryotic cell,one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA.
Chromatid one of the two strands of chromosomes that become visible during meiosis or mitosis.
Centromere the region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis.
Homologous Chromosome chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes,that have the same structure, and that pair during mitosis.
Diploid a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes.
Haploid describes a cell, nucleus, or organism that has only one set of unpaired chromosomes.
Zygote the cell that results from the fusion of gametes; a fertilized egg.
Autosome any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.
Sex Chromosome one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual.
Karyotype an array of the chromosomes found in an individual's cell at metaphase of mitosis and arranged in homologous pairs and in order of diminishing size.
Cell Cycle the life cycle of a cell.
Interphase a period between two mitosis or meiotic divisions during cell growth.
Mitosis a process of cell division.
Cytokinesis the division of cytoplasm of a cell.
Cancer a tumor in a cell.
Spindle a network of microtubles.
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