Ch 11 Flashcard

Front

A process where one cell forms two identical daughter cells is called...

Back

cell division (mitosis)

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Bundled up, organized DNA is called a...

Back

chromosome

Front

The two halves of the doubled chromosome structure are called...

Back

sister chromatids

Front

The cell cycle is ______________.

Back

the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes

Front

The structures that hold together sister chromatids are called...

Back

centromeres

Front

What is the main purpose of mitosis?

Back

To ensure that each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes.

Front

What is interphase?

Back

The phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division, including DNA replication.

Front

What are the stages of the cell cycle?

Back

Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis.

Front

What is cytokinesis?

Back

The process that divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.

Front

What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that contains the instructions for building a specific protein.