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Meiosis Vocabulary

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histonea protein molecule that DNA wraps around during chromosome formation
anaphasea phase of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes separate
diploida cell that contains both chromosomes of a homologous pair
haploidhaving only one chromosome of each homologous pair
metaphasethe second phase of mitosis, during which all the chromosomes move to the cell’s equator
binary fissionan asexual cell division of prokaryotes that produces identical offspring
homologous chromosomeone of a pair of morphologically similar chromosomes
interphasea period of cell growth and development that precedes eukaryotic cell nuclear division
prophasethe first stage of mitosis and meiosis, characterized by condensation of chromosomes
spindle fiberone of the microtubules that extend across a dividing eukaryotic cell
mitosiseukaryotic nuclear divisions
telophasethe final stage of mitosis during which a nuclear membrane forms around each set of new chromosomes
chromatidone of two identical parts of a chromosome
centromerea region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids are held together
karyotypea picture of an individual’s chromosomes
centriolea structure that appears during mitosis in animal cells
kinetochorea disk-shaped protein found in the centromere region of a chromosome
sex chromosomea chromosome that determines sex
centrosomea dark body containing a centriole in animal cells but not in plant cells
cell platea membrane that divides newly forming plant cells following mitosis
autosomea chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
cell cyclethe events of cell division includes interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
meiosisthe process of nuclear division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell by half
cleavage furrowthe area of a cell membrane that pinches in and eventually separates the dividing cell
cytokinesisthe division of the cytoplasm of one cell into two new cells


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