Genetics and cell division
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Binary fission | Prokaryotic cell division goes under an entirely different name |
| Cell cycle | The repeating pattern of growth genetic duplication and division seen in most cells |
| Centrosome | A cellular structure that acts as an organizing center for the assembly of microtubles |
| Chromatid | One of the 2 identical strands of chromatin that Make up a chromosome in its duplicated state |
| Chromatin | A molecular complex composed of DNA and associated proteins that makes up the chromosomes of eukaryotic organisms |
| Chromosome | The DNA in each cell comes divided and package into individual units of DNA * different organisms have different numbers of chromosomes human cells have 46 |
| Cytokinesis | The physical separation of one cell into 2 daughter cells |
| Enzyme | The chemically active proteins that speed up or in practical terms enable chemical reactions in living things |
| Genetics | The study of physical inheritance among living things it concerns the storage duplication and transfer of information |
| Genome | The complete collection of that organisms genetic information. |
| Genes | This information exists in units called.. That lie along DNAs famous double helix |
| Homologous Chromosomes | 23 pairs homologous here meaning the same in size and function homologous chromosomes are not exactly alike |
| Interphase | That portion of the cell cycle in which the cell stimultaneously carries out its work and in preparation for division duplicates its chromosomes |
| Karyotype | A pictorial arrangement of a complete set of human chromosomes |
| Metaphase plate | Is not a structure but instead is a plane located midway between the poles of a dividing cell |
| Microtuble | Protein fibers that are part of the cells cytoskeleton or internal fiber network |
| Mitosis | The separation of a cells duplicated chromosomes prior to cytokinesis |
| Mitotic phase | That portion of the cell cycle that includes both mitosis and cytokinesis |
| Mitotic spindle | Microtubles active in cell division |
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