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Cell Division

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Anaphase   Mitotic phase during which daughter chromosomes move toward the poles of the spindle.  
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Apoptosis   Programmed cell death involving a cascade of specific cellular events leading to death and destruction of the cell.  
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Aster   Short, radiating fibers produced by the centrosomes in animal cells.  
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Cell Cycle   Repeating sequence of events in eukaryotes that involves cell growth and nuclear division; consists of the stages G1, S, G2, and M.  
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Cell Plate   Structure that precedes the formation of the cell wall as a part of cytokinesis in plant cells.  
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Centriole   Cell organelle, existing in pairs, that occurs in the centrosome and may help organize a mitotic spindle for chromosome movement during animal cell division.  
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Centromere   Constricted region of a chromosome where sister chromatids are attached to one another and where the chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber.  
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Chromatin   Network of fibrils consisting of DNA and associated proteins observed within a nucleus that is not dividing.  
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Chromosome   Rodlike structure in the nucleus seen during cell division; contains the hereditary units, or genes.  
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Cleavage Furrow   Indentation that begins the process of cleavage, by which animal cells undergo cytokinesis.  
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Crossing-Over   Exchange of corresponding segments of genetic material between nonsister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during synapsis of meiosis I.  
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Cyclin   Protein that cycles in quantity as the cell cycle progresses; combines with and activates the kinases that function to promote the events of the cycle.  
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Cytokinesis   Division of the cytoplasm following mitosis and meiosis.  
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Daughter Chromosome   Separated chromatids become daughter chromosomes during anaphase of mitosis and anaphase II of meiosis.  
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Diploid (2n) number   of chromosomes; twice the number of chromosomes found in gametes.  
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Duplicated Chromosome   Chromosome that consists of two chromatids held together at a centromere.  
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Equator   A disc formed during metaphase in which all of a cell’s chromosomes lie in a single plane at right angles to the spindle fibers.  
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Fertilization   Union of a sperm nucleus and an egg nucleus, which creates the zygote with the diploid number of chromosomes.  
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Gamete   Haploid sex cell; the egg or a sperm that join during fertilization to form a zygote.  
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Genetic Recombination   With the help of meiosis I, this occurs through crossing-over and independent alignment of chromosome pairs at the equator.  
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Haploid (n) number   of chromosomes; half the diploid number; the number characteristic of gametes that contain only one set of chromosomes.  
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Omologous Chromosome   Similarly shape and that contain genes for the same traits; also called homologues.  
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Homologue   Member of a homologous pair of chromosomes.  
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Independent Assortment   Alleles of unlinked genes segregate independently of each other during meiosis so that the gametes contain all possible combinations of alleles.  
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Interkinesis   Period of time between meiosis I and meiosis II during which no DNA replication takes place.  
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Interphase   Stages of the cell cycle (G1, S, G2) during which growth and DNA synthesis occur when the nucleus is not actively dividing.  
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Meiosis   Type of nuclear division that occurs as part of sexual reproduction in which the daughter cells receive the haploid number of chromosomes in varied combinations.  
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Metaphase   Mitotic phase during which chromosomes are aligned at the metaphase plate.  
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Mitosis   Type of cell division in which daughter cells receive the exact chromosome and genetic makeup of the parent cell; occurs during growth and repair.  
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Nondisjunction   Failure of homologous chromosomes or daughter chromosomes to separate during meiosis I and meiosis II, respectively.  
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Oogenesis   Production of an egg in females by the process of meiosis and maturation.  
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Polar Body   Nonfunctioning daughter cell, formed during oogenesis, that has little cytoplasm.  
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Prophase   Mitotic phase during which chromatin condenses so that chromosomes appear; chromosomes are scattered.  
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Secondary Oocyte   In oogenesis, the functional product of meiosis I; becomes the egg.  
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Sister Chromatid   One of two genetically identical chromosomal units that are the result of DNA replication and are attached to each other at the centromere.  
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Omatic Cell   A body cell; excludes cells that undergo meiosis and become a sperm or egg.  
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Spermatogenesis   Production of sperm in males by the process of meiosis and maturation.  
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Spindle   Microtubule structure that brings about chromosomal movement during nuclear division.  
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Synapsis   Pairing of homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis.  
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Telophase   Mitotic phase during which daughter cells are located at each pole.  
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Zygote   Diploid cell formed by the union of sperm and egg; the product of fertilization.  
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