Vocab

3. refers to the complex of DNA RNA and protiens that make up the genetic material within the nucleus of a cell
5. Structures found in the nucleus of cells that contain genetic information
7. cells the result of two parent cells going through reproduction
9. Cell any cell in the body that is not a reproductive cell
12. Refers to the number of chromosomes in a cell
13. chromosomes line up along the center of the cell forming a single line called the____________ plate
14. The final stage of mitosis
16. The sister chromatids of each chromosomes separate and are pulled towards oppisite ends of the cell by the spindle fibers
18. Reproduction involes the fusion of specialized cells called gametes from two parents

1. Refers to the young or progeny that are produced as a result of reproduction
2. Small cylindrical structures found in animal cells that play a role in cell division
3. The replicated copies of a chromosome that are held together by a structure called the centromere
4. the first stage of mitosis
6. The cytoplasm of the cell divides resulting in the formation of two daughter cells
8. There is only one set of chromosomes
10. Fibers stuctures that form during cell division and play a crucial role in separating the chromosomes
11. process where a cell divides to form daughter cells
15. Reproduction does not include the fusion of gametes
17. cells the orignal cell that undergoes division