ch 11 biology vocab

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  1. 7. Fission: A type of asexual reproduction in which a single cell divides into two equal daughter cells, each containing an identical copy of the genetic material.
  2. 8. A cell that contains two sets of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
  3. 10. Chromosomes: A pair of chromosomes that are similar in size, shape, and genetic content and carry genes for the same traits.
  4. 11. The final stage of mitosis, during which the cell begins to divide into two daughter cells.
  5. 13. The third stage of mitosis, during which the sister chromatids are pulled apart and move to opposite ends of the cell.
  6. 14. The second stage of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell, ready to be separated.
  7. 15. A structure that forms during cytokinesis in plant cells, which eventually separates the two daughter cells.
  8. 16. The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division.
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  1. 1. A cell that contains one set of chromosomes, as opposed to the two sets (diploid) found in most eukaryotic cells.
  2. 2. Structures in a cell's nucleus that contain genetic material (DNA) and are responsible for passing on genetic information to daughter cells during cell division.
  3. 3. A type of cell division that occurs in the reproductive organs of eukaryotes and produces four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
  4. 4. The process of cell division in which a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
  5. 5. The process by which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell divides into two daughter cells after mitosis, each containing a nucleus and some of the cell's organelles.
  6. 6. The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication (replication) that results in the formation of two daughter cells.
  7. 9. The first stage of mitosis, during which the chromosomes condense and become visible, and the spindle apparatus begins to form.
  8. 12. A groove that forms during cytokinesis in animal cells, which eventually separates the two daughter cells.