Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of wich has the same number of chromosomes
|
mitosis
|
|
|
a haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
|
gamete
|
|
|
in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of dna and protein
|
chromosome
|
|
|
the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis
|
crossing over
|
|
|
a phase of mitosis or meiosis, during which a nuclear membrane forms around each set of new chromosomes
|
telephase
|
|
|
the precursor of a new plant cell wall that forms during cell division and divides a cell into two
|
cell plate
|
|
|
reproduction in which gametes from two parents unite
|
sexual reproduction
|
|
|
the region of the chromosome that hols the two sister chromatids together during mitosis
|
centromere
|
|
|
chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during meiosis
|
homologouschromosomes
|
|
|
one of the microtubules that extend across a dividing eukaryotic cell, assists in the movement of chromosomes
|
spindle fibers
|
|
|
a period between two meiotic divisions during wich the cell grows, copies its dna, and synthesizes
|
interphase
|
|
|
a process of cell division which results in the production of sex cells
|
meiosis
|
|
|
one of the stands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis
|
chromotid
|
|
|
reproduction that doesnt envolve the union of gametes and in which a single parent produces ofspring
|
a sexual reproduction
|
|
|
a form of asexual reproduction in single celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
|
binaryfission
|
|
|
a complex of proteins and dna strands that are loosley coiled such that translation and transcription can occur
|
chromatid
|
|
|
the first stage of mitosis and meiosis in cell division
|
prophase
|
|
|
the division of the cytoplasma of a cell
|
cytokenisis
|
|
|
one of the stages of mitosis and meioses, during wich all of the chromosomes move to the cells equator
|
metophase
|
