Chapter 10- Reproduction Flashcards
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A structure made of DNA and protein in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
Chromosome
The process of one daughter cell dividing into two daughter cells
Cell division
The period of time from the beginning of one cell division o the beginning of the next
Cell cycle
The stage of the cell cycle that occurs between cell divisions
Interphase
The process of cell division where the nucleus divides into two nuclei
Mitosis
The process where the cytoplasm and its organelles divide into two daughter cells
Cytokinesis
The formation of new organisms of the same species
Reproduction
A type of reproduction that only requires one parent
Asexual reproduction
A type of reproduction that involves special cells called sex cells
Sexual reproduction
Special cells that contain only half the number of chromosomes as body cells
Sex cells
Cell division that produces sex cells with half the number of chromosomes
Meiosis
A double set of chromosomes
Diploid
The union of egg and sperm
Fertilization
A fertilized egg
Zygote
A half set of chromosomes
Haploid
An organism in its earliest stage of development
Embryo
The process of cell specialization
Cell differentiation
Each chromosome as two identical strands joined together at the center
Prophase
The chromosomes lined up across the center of the cell
Metaphase
The chromosomes split, each half is pulled toward the point where the spindle fibers come together
Anaphase
The chromosomes are clustered at separate ends of the cell
Telophase
