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| Heredity | the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Genetics | the scientific study of heredity |
| Cell cycle | The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo |
| Mitosis | Process of cell NUCLEAR division used to produce body cells that results in cells with the NORMAL number of chromosomes |
| Cell Division | Process by which ONE parent cell DIVIDES into TWO daughter cells |
| Genome | All of the DNA in one cell of an organism |
| DNA stands for-- | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| Chromosome | a rod-shaped cellular structure containing D N A which carries the genetic information that controls inherited characteristics; structure containing the genes |
| Cell cycle | Period in which a cell progresses from interphase through mitosis and back to interphase again |
| Cytokinesis | Synonym for Cell Division |
| DNA | compound molecule that stores the information needed to build proteins and carries genetic information about an organism |
| Chromatid | One of the identical rods of a CHROMOSOME |
| Chromatin | Threadlike coils of GENETIC INFORMATION OR DNA |
| Replication | process in which DNA molecules form exact COPIES |
| Karyotype | A picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs |
