| A | B |
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| meiosis | Number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half by seperating homologous chromosomes. |
| variation | A difference between members of the same population. |
| fertilization | process in sexual fertilization in which male and female reproductive cell form a new cell |
| prokaryotic | cells that do not contain a nucleus |
| eukaryotic | cells that contain a nucleus |
| asexual reproduction | process by which a single parent can reproduce by itself |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction as a result of the genetic combination of two individuals |
| interphase | period of cell cycle between divisions when DNA replicates and cell grows |
| prophase | nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear and chromatin condenses |
| metaphase | chromosomes line up along the equator of a cell |
| anaphase | chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles |
| telophase | nuclear membrane reforms in this final phase of mitosis |
| mitosis | cell division that results in two identical cells |
| haploid | refers to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes |
| diploid | refers to a cell that contains two sets of chromosomes |
