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Term | Definition |
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DNA | a molecule that contains information that determines the traits of living things |
chromosomes | a threadlike structure in eukaryotes |
cell cycle | the life cycle of a eukaryotic cell |
interphase | the phase were a cell is resting |
mitosis | the phase were the nucleas of a cell divides |
cytokinesis | the last step of mitosis |
homologous chromosomes | chromosomes that are the same |
meiosis | a cell division that produces sex cells |
asexual reproduction | a reproduction method with one parent and the offspring is identical |
sexual reproduction | a reproduction method with two parents and the offspring had genetic variation |
fertilization | when a sperm cell meets an egg cell |
ways of asexual reproduction | binary fission, budding, spores, vegetative reproduction |
the phases of mitosis | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokenesis |
the phases of meiosis | prophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1 and cytokenesis, prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase and cytokenesis 2 |