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Mitosis, Meiosis & Reproduction

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unicellular   a one celled organism  
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multicellular   many celled organism  
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prokaryote   cell that has no nucleus; ex. bacteria  
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eukaryote   cell that has a nucleus  
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DNA   molecule that contains the genetic information; contains instructions for growth, development & activities  
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chromosomes   chromatins compact into visible structures in early stages of cell division  
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cell cycle   life cycle of a eukaryotic cell, there are three parts: interphase, mitosis & cytokinesis  
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interphase   part of the cell cycle where the cell is not dividing, cell spends most of the time in this stage  
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mitosis   in eukaryotes, part of the cell cycle where the nucleus divided; 4 stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase & telophase  
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cytokinesis   division of the parent cell's cytoplasm, now there are two cells  
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meiosis   type of cell division that produces haploid cells such as egg cells & sperm cells  
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homologous chromosomes   pairs of chromosomes that have the same structure and size  
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asexual reproduction   one organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to itself  
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sexual reproduction   two parents contribute a sex cell to the new organisms; half from mom & half from dad so offspring are not identical to either parent  
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fertilization   a sperm cell and an egg cell joined together  
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binary fission   asexual: reproduction in prokaryotes where the parent splits in two, producing two new cells which are genetically identical to the parent  
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budding   asexual: organism develops a tiny bud on its body which grows to a full-sized organism that is genetically identical to the parent  
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cell   smallest unit that can perform all life processes  
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sex cell   a male produces sperm cells and a female produces egg cells  
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spore   asexual: specialized cells that can survive in harsh conditions; carried by the wind; both prokaryote & eukaryotes can form spores  
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vegetative reproduction   asexually: through mitosis new plants grow from roots, stems & leaves; runners are above ground stems, tubers are underground stem and plantlets are tiny plants that grow around the edges of a plant's leaves.  
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zygote   name for the new cell formed when the egg cell is fertilized by the sperm cell  
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prophase 1   stage in meiosis where crossing over occurs to create genetic variety  
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diploid   two complete sets of chromosomes; known as somatic cells;2n  
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haploid   single set of chromosomes;sex cells; n  
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chromatid   half of a replicated chromosome  
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centriole   organelle involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division  
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gametes   reproductive cells such as egg and sperm cells; sex cells  
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daughter cells   cells that result from cell division  
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somatic cell   all body cells  
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regeneration   asexual: organism capable of regrowing certain body parts  
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