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Ch 6 Vocabulary - Chromosomes and Cell Reproduction

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autosome (6-1)Chromosomes not directly involved in determining the sex of an individual are called
binary fission (6-1)A form of asexual reproduction in bacteria is
cancer (6-2)The uncontolled division of cell si called
cell cycle (6-2)The repeated sequence of growth and division furing the life of a cell is called the
centromere (6-1)The two chromatids of a chromosome are attached at a point called the
chromatid (6-1)The two exact copies of DNA that make up each chromosome are called
chromosome (6-1)At the beginning of cell division, DNA and the proteins associated with the DNA coil into a structure called a(n)
cytokinesis (6-2)The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm divides is called
diploid (6-1)When a cell contains two sets of chromosomes, it is said to be
gamete (6-1)An organism's reproductive cells, such as sperm or egg cells, are called
gene (6-1)A segment of DNA that codes for a protein or RNA molecule is a
haploid (6-1)When a cell contains one set of chromosomes, it is said to be
homologous chromosomes (6-1)Chromosomes that are similar in size, shape, and genetic content are called
interphase (6-2)The first three phases of the cell cycle are called
karyotype (6-1)A photo or diagram of the chromosomes in a dividing cell, arranged by size, is a(n)
mitosis (6-2)The process during which the nucleus of a cell is divided into two nuclei is called
sex chromosomes (6-1)Chromosomes that contain genes that will determine the sex of an individual are called
spindle (6-3)cell structures made of individual microtubule fibers that are involved in moving chromosomes during cell division are called
zygote (6-1)The fertilized egg, the first cell of a new individual, is called a(n)

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