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Chapter 3

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DNA   the material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism  
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Chromosome   an organized structure that is made up of proteins and DNA  
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Chromatids   One of the two sides replicated by a chromosome during mitosis  
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Cell Cycle   the normal sequence of development and division of a cell  
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Mitosis   the part of the cell cycle during which a cell is NOT dividing.  
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Interphase   the part of the cell cycle during which a cell is not dividing  
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Double Helix   the structure created when the double-stranded molecules of DNA and RNA form  
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Cytokinesis   the division of the parent cell's cytoplasm;  
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Centromere   found in the middle of the chromosome; cell can't divide properly without it  
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Binary Fission   DNA is replicated, then the two different DNA split apart, breaking the cell in two  
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Regeneration   the process of growing new tissue at a wounded site on the organism  
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Asexual Reproduction   method of reproduction where genetically identical offspring come from one parent  
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Sexual Reproduction   method of reproduction where genetically identical offspring come from more than one parent  
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Prophase   first stage of cell division, chromosomes thicken, nuclear membrane disappears.  
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Metaphase   second stage of cell divison; chromosome meet at the middle of the cell  
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Anaphase   third stage of cell divison; chromosomes start to separate  
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Telophase   fourth stage of cell divison; chromosomes reach opposite ends, new nuclear membrane appears, chromosomes uncoil; generally followed by cytokinesis immediatly  
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Centrioles   Functions the organization of the mitotic spindle  
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Budding   Asexual production of new organisms  
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