| A | B |
|---|
| DNA | code of life |
| replication | process by which DNA is copied |
| Mutations | any permanent change in a gene or chromosome of a cell |
| diploid | 46 chromosomes |
| haploid | 23 chromosomes |
| Interphase | phase in which chromosomes spend most of their life |
| Mitosis | process in which a cell divides to form two identical cells |
| Chromosome | structure in the nucleus made of DNA |
| Centromere | place where two strands of chromosomes come together |
| Prophase | chromosomes become visible and find their pair |
| Metaphase | chromosomes line up in the middle |
| Spindle fibers | threadlike structures that attach to centrioles |
| Anaphase | centromeres divide and move apart to opposite ends of cell |
| Telophase | two new cells form;nuclues reappears;cytoplasm pinches off |
| asexual reproduction | new organism produced from only one parent |
| regeneration | regrow body parts or develop new organism from a piece of parent cell |
| budding | new organism grows from the body of parent organism |
| fertilization | the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
| sexual reproduction | new organism produced when sex cells from two parents combine |
