Cell Division - B1 Flashcards
In body cells ___________ are found in pairs.
Cells divide in a series of stages known as the ___ cycle.
Cell division in the cell cycle involves a process called ______ producing body cells with identical ___________.
Chromosomes carry the genetic information located in the _____ of cells.
Chromosomes are made from a single molecule of tightly coiled ___.
In body cells (chromosomes) are found in pairs.
Cells divide in a series of stages known as the (cell) cycle.
Cell division in the cell cycle involves a process called (mitosis) producing body cells with identical chromosomes.
Chromosomes carry the genetic information located in the (nuclei) of cells.
Chromosomes are made from a single molecule of tightly coiled (DNA).
_____ are short sections of DNA.
DNA molecules carry the ____ that controls what cells are made of and what they do.
Base pairs are (g_____, a______, c______, and t_____)
______ is the type of cell _______ that leads to growth or repair
Genes are short sections of DNA.
DNA molecules carry the code that controls what cells are made of and what they do.
Base pairs are (guanine, adenine, cytosine, and thymine.)
(Mitosis) is the type of cell (division) that leads to growth or repair
When a cell divides by mitosis, ___ new cells form
which are identical to each other and the ______ cell.
______ is sometimes known as reduction division because the gametes, sperm or eggs, only contain half as many chromosomes (__) as the rest of the body cells which have (__) chromosomes.
Before a cell (_______) it needs to grow and replicate the (___) to form two copies of each chromosomes.
When a cell divides by mitosis, (two) new cells form which are identical to each other and the (parent) cell.
(Meiosis) is sometimes known as reduction division because the gametes,sperm or egg, only contain half as many chromosomes, (23), as the rest of the body cells which have (46) chromosomes.
Before a cell (divides) it needs to grow and replicate the (DNA) to form two copies of each chromosomes.
