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Term | Definition |
Mitosis | is the process in which a eukaryotic cell nucleus splits in two, followed by division of the parent cell into two daughter cells. |
Cytokinesis | is the physical process of cell division, which divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells. |
Replication | DNA replication or DNA synthesis, the process of copying a double-stranded DNA molecule. |
Cell Cycle | The cell cycle or cell-division cycle is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication of its DNA (DNA replication) to produce two daughter cells. |
Chromosomes | are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. |
Chromatid | is one copy of a newly copied chromosome which is still joined to the other copy by a single centromere. |
Centromere | is the part of a chromosome that links sister chromatids or a dyad. |
Chromatin | is a complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. |
Diploid | containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. |
Interphase | is the phase of the cell cycle in which a typical cell spends most of its life. |
Crossing over | is the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes that results in recombinant chromosomes during sexual reproduction. |
Tetrad | A group or set of four. A tetravalent atom, radical, or element |
Synapsis | is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. |
Polar bodies | is a small haploid cell that is formed concomitantly as an egg cell during oogenesis, but which generally does not have the ability to be fertilized. |
Gametogenesis | is a biological process by which diploid or haploid precursor cells undergo cell division and differentiation to form mature haploid gametes. |
Gonad | an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary. |
Gamete | a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. |
Ovum/ova | a mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, that can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell. |
Sperm | is the male reproductive cell. |
Haploid | is the term used when a cell has half the usual number of chromosomes. |
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