Cells and Reproduction

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Across
  1. 4. a disease that occurs when the cell cycle is no longer regulated
  2. 5. a mass of abnormal cells
  3. 8. a process in which prokaryotic cells divide
  4. 10. a multi-phase process in which the nucleus of the cell divides
  5. 11. involves a single parent
  6. 14. the process in which one cell, called the parent cell, divides to form two new cells
  7. 15. male gamete
  8. 16. female gametes
  9. 17. a type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half
  10. 18. cytoplasm divides and two daughter cells form
  11. 19. full set of chromosomes
  12. 20. the development of haploid cells into gametes
  13. 21. the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes
Down
  1. 1. contains half the number of chromosomes found in other cells of that organism
  2. 2. the process in which two gametes unite
  3. 3. the cell grows, performs routine life processes, and prepares to divide
  4. 6. just before the cell divides, its DNA is copied
  5. 7. involves two parents
  6. 9. fertilized cell
  7. 12. reproductive cells
  8. 13. a repeating series of events that include growth, DNA synthesis, and cell division