Mitosis
The process that results in new cells with genetic material that is identical to the original cell
What is mitosis
The process by which the chromosome number is halved.
What is meiosis?
The end product of mitosis
DNA has a specific shape called a _____________________, which can be described as a twisted ladder.
What is a double helix?
The phases of mitosis in order ( not including interphase or cytokinesis )
prophase metaphase anaphase telophase
The number of cycles that meiosis goes through.
What is two?
These are the types of cells formed from meiosis
What are gametes/ sperm & egg
Any external factor that affects the growth or appearance of an organism
What are environmental factors
DNA stands for ___________________________
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid
the longest phase in mitosis & first phase of cell division
what is prophase?
The process in meiosis that ensures genetic variation
What is crossing over?
The part of the chromosome that the spindle fiber attaches to.
What is a centromere?
The process of increasing in size and maturity
What is growth
These are the segments of DNA found on the chromosomes
What are genes
These are the type of cells that undergo mitosis
What is your body cells or autosomes?
This is the result of meiosis
4 haploid daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes
Ends with Cytokinesis
What are both mitosis and meiosis
a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environmen
adaptation
a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
What are inherited traits
The purpose of mitosis
What is the healing/ replacement of damaged cells or growth?
DNA replicates itself during this time
What is interphase?
This is the number one benefit of sexual reproduction
What is genetic variation/diversity
living thing that has an organized structure
What is an organism
This is the location of the chromosomes in the cell
Where is the nucleus