Honors Bio Vocab 4C
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landersonbiology on June 22, 2011
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Unit 4C vocabulary cell reproduction
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 CHROMOSOME | COMPACT STRUCTURES OF DNA AND PROTEINS |
| MITOSIS | CELL DIVISION THAT CREATES TWO CELLS THAT ARE GENETICALLY IDENTICAL |
| BINARY FISSION | CELL DIVISION THAT OCCURS IN PROKARYOTES |
| CHROMATID | HALF OF A CHROMOSOME |
| INTERPHASE | TIME PERIOD IN BETWEEN CELLS DIVISIONS (G1,S, G2) |
| PROPHASE | 1ST PHASE IN MITOSIS (DNA BEGINS TO CONDENSE INTO CHROMOSOMES) |
| SPINDLE FIBER | MICRO-TUBULES THAT HELP THE CHROMOSOMES DIVIDE DURING MITOSIS (EX. KINETOCHORE & POLAR) |
| METAPHASE | PHASE IN MITOSIS WHERE THE CHROMOSOMES LINE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CELL BEFORE THEY DIVIDE |
| ANAPHASE | PHASE IN MITOSIS WHERE THE CHROMOSOMES SEPARATE AND MOVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS |
| CELL PLATE | STRUCTURE THAT FORMS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PLANT CELL AFTER MITOSIS |
| TELOPHASE | LAST PHASE IN MITOSIS WHERE CHROMOSOMES REACH THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE CELL AND THE NUCLEOLUS REFORMS |
| CYTOKINESIS | DIVISION OF THE CELLS CYTOPLASM |
| CELL CYCLE | REPEATING SET OF EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A CELL |
| CENTROMERE | THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT BETWEEN TWO CHROMATIDS |
| CHROMATIN | LESS TIGHTLY COILED DNA (UNWOUND CHROMOSOME) |
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