Mitosis
The first stage of cell division, chromosomes begin to coil up and the nucleus disappears
What is prophase?
Transcription happens in this part of the cell
What is the nucleus?
Translation happens in this part of the cell
What are the ribosomes?
The acronym that describes the cell cycle
What is PMAT?
Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction
What is a gamete?
In this stage, new chromosomes reach opposite ends of the cell and begin to uncoil
What is telophase?
_______ is a single strand of nucleotides and contains the sugar ribose.
What is RNA?
Three nucleotides in a row are called _____.
What are codons?
The phase in which cells spend most of their life
What is interphase?
A cell with two complete sets of genes is called
What is a diploid cell?
Mitosis ensures that each new ________ ________ produced will have the same number and kinds of genes as the original parent cell.
What is daughter cell?
Guanine is always paired with this base
What is cytosine?
Transfer RNA (tRNA) has ______ on one end that matches a codon on the mRNA.
What is an anticodon?
In DNA replication, adenine always pairs with this partner
What is thymine?
The joining of gametes is called _________
What is fertilization?
The final stage of the cell cycle
What is cytokinesis?
During transcription, ________ temporarily unzips part of the DNA molecule in order to read the gene
Molecules used to build proteins
What are amino acids?
_________ and _________ are the two types of cell division
What are mitosis and meiosis?
Meiosis produces a total of number of ______ haploid daughter cells.
What is four?
Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
What is asexual reproduction?
This base replaces thymine on the RNA during the transcription process
What is uracil?
Once aligned properly, amino acids are bonded together in a growing chain, a process called ______
_______
What is protein synthesis?
Scientists call the DNA-copying process
What is replication?
A pair of chromosomes that are the same size, same appearance and same genes are called ______
What is homologous pair?