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| Genes | Segments of DNA that produces a particular trait or characteristic by the protein it codes for. |
| Chromosomes | Long strands of specific numbered DNA that are unzipped during interphase or tightly wound up prior to cell division. |
| Homologues | The pairs of the same chromosome, one from the father and one from the mother. |
| Mitosis | The formation of new cells by mature, dividing cells into identical daughter cells. |
| Cell cycle | The life cycle of a cell as it goes from day to day activity until cell division. |
| Interphase | The growth phase of a cell prior to cell division. |
| Cytokinesis | The full division of a cell into two new exact cell copies. |
| PMAT | The stages of cell division; Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase and Telophase. |