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| DNA | the genetic material found in all living cells that contains the information needed for an organism to grow and maintain itself and reproduce |
| chromosome | a structure formed when the DNA in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell condenses before the cell divides |
| cell cycle | the normal sequence of growth maintenance and division in a cell |
| interphase | the period in the cell cycle in which a cell grows maintains itself and prepares for division |
| mitosis | the phase in the cell cycle during which the nucleus divides |
| cytokinesis | the division of a parent cell’s cytoplasm following mitosis |
| asexual reproduction | the process by which a single organism |
| binary fission | a form of asexual reproduction by which some single-celled organisms reproduce |
| regeneration | in some organisms the process by which certain cells produce new tissue growth at the site of a wound or lost limb |
