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Vocabulary LT #2 Flashcards

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Centrosome

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Only visible during mitosis, consists of the centrioles and spindle fibers

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Centriole

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Small cylinder shaped organelle made of protein tubes that move spindle fibers during mitosis
*always in pairs
*always at right angles of eachother

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Spindle fiber

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Protein fibers that move chromosomes into place during mitosis and meiosis

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Metaphase plate

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A plane in the middle of the cell where chromosomes line up

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Cleavage Furrow

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The pinching of the cell membrane toward the center until the cell is completely divided into 2 daughter cells
* Only in animal cells

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Cell plate

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Collection of proteins that form in the middle of a plant cell during cell division, result is 2 daughter cells
*Only in plant cells

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Daughter Cells

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Two genetically identical cells

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Asexual Reproduction

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Process by which offspring are produced from a single parent
Genetically identical -> mitosis

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