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mcat Bio kaplan Ch.2 reproduction

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encase developing embryos within hard shelled amniotic eggs and lay them to be hatched
prototherians (process known as oviparity)
in animals, autosomal cells are said to be
diploid (2n)
cells that contain two copies of each chromosone
diploid
germ cells are
haploid (n)
contains only one copy of each chromosome
haploid
a specific series of phases during which a cell grows, synthesizes DNA, and divides
cell cycle
derangements of the cell cycle can may be responsible for the formation of
cancer
cell cycle contains four stages
G1, S, G2, and M
the first three phases of the cell cycle are known as
interphase
longest part of the cell cycle; 90% of time dividing cells spend here
interphase
cells that do not divide spend all of their time in an offshoot of G1 called
G0
the cell is simply liiving and serving its function in this stage without any prep for division
G0
in interphase, chromosomes are known as
chromatin
during the ___ stage, cells create organelles for energy and protein production (ER, ribosomes, mitochondria) while also increasing size
G1 stage
G1 stage: passage into the synthesis stage is governemed by a
restriction point
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