Mitosis Flashcards
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Gamete
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Sex cells (pollen, sperm, egg)
2
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Haploid
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Describes a cell or nucleus of a gamete that has an unpaired set of chromosomes.
3
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Diploid
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A cell or nucleus that has a paired set of chromosomes.
4
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Gene
A
A section of a chromosome made from DNA that carries the code to make a protein
5
Q
Alleles
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Two versions of the same gene, one from your mother, the other from your father.
6
Q
Cytokinesis
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The ripping apart of two new cells after mitosis
7
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Interphase
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The active life of a cell during which the cell prepares for mitosis.
8
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Stem cell
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A stem cell is undifferentiated that is capable of becoming other cell types
