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Cell division decoder
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*Directions: Decode and identify the unit key terms. Highlight and underline three main keyword in the definition.
a/1, b/2, c/3, d/4, e/5, f/6, g/7, h/8, I/9, j/10, k/11, l/12, m/13, n/14,
o/15, p/16, q/17, r/18, s/19, t/20, u/21, v/22, w/23, x/24, y/25, z/26
1) 1, 13, 14, 9, 15, 3, 5, 14, 20, 5, 19, 9, 19 20, 5, 19, 20 - prenatal test in which a small amount of amniotic fluid
is removed from the sac surrounding the fetus for testing genetic abnormalities.
2)
1, 14, 1, 16, 8, 1, 19, 5 - stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the cell.
3) 3, 5, 12, 12 3, 25, 3, 12, 5 - series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication
(replication) that produces two or more cells.
4)
3, 5, 12, 12
4, 9, 22, 9, 19, 9, 15, 14 - process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells.
5) 3, 5, 14, 20, 18, 9, 15, 12, 5, 19 - cylindrical structures that are composed of groupings of microtubules arranged in
a 9 + 3 pattern that aid in cellular division .
6)
3, 5, 14, 20, 18, 15, 13, 5, 18, 5 -
a region on a chromosome that joins two sister chromatids.
7) 3, 8, 18, 15, 13, 1, 20, 9, 4 - one of two identical copies of a replicated chromosome.
8) 3, 8, 18, 15, 13, 1, 20, 9, 14 - mass of genetic material composed of DNA and proteins that condense to form
chromosomes during eukaryotic cell division.
9) 3, 8, 18, 15, 13, 15, 19, 15, 13, 5 - a long, stringy aggregate of genes that carries heredity information (DNA) and is
formed from condensed chromatin.
10) 3, 25, 20, 15, 7, 5, 14, 5, 20, 9, 3, 9, 19, 20 - Genetic Scientist - that is concerned with the study of the structure and
function of the cell, especially the chromosomes.
11) 3, 25, 20, 15, 11, 9, 14, 5, 19, 9, 19 - final division of mitosis in which the cytoplasm divide and forming two
distinct cells called daughter cells.
12) 4, 1, 21, 7, 8, 20, 5, 18
3, 5, 12, 12, 19 - two distinct cells formed from a single cell containing genetic material.
13.) 4, 15, 23, 14 19, 25, 14, 4, 18, 15, 13, 5 - A genetic condition in which cells do not divide properly producing
an extra chromosome.
14) 9, 14, 20, 5, 18, 16, 8, 1, 19, 5
preparation for cell division.
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stage in the cell cycle where a cell doubles in size synthesizes DNA in
15) 11, 1, 18, 25, 15, 20, 25, 16, 5
organism or species.
- the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an
16) 13, 5, 9, 15, 19, 9, 19 - cell division of sex cells that produces four new reproductive cells that contain half the
starting chromosome.
17)
13, 5, 20, 1, 16, 8, 1, 19, 5 - stage in mitosis where chromosomes align along the center of the cell.
18)
13, 9, 20, 15, 19, 9, 19
- form of cell division of body cells that enables organisms to grow and reproduce.
19) 14, 21, 3, 12, 5, 21, 19 - a membrane bound structure that contains the cell's hereditary information and controls
the cell's growth and reproduction.
20) 16, 1, 18, 5, 14, 20
3, 5, 12, 12 - A cell that is the source of other cells that will divides producing new cells.
21) 16, 18, 15, 16, 8, 1, 19, 5 - stage in mitosis where chromatin condenses into discrete chromosomes.
22)
18, 5, 16, 12, 9, 3, 1, 20, 9, 15, 14
- process involved in cell growth and copying DNA during cell division.
23)
19, 16, 9, 14, 4, 12, 5
24)
20, 5, 12, 15, 16, 8, 1, 19, 5 - stage in mitosis where the nucleus of one cell is divided equally into two nuclei.
6, 9, 2, 5, 18, 19
- microtubules that move chromosomes during cell division.
25) 24 - 3, 8, 18, 15, 13, 15, 19, 15, 13, 5 - The sex chromosome associated with female characteristics in
mammals, occurring paired in the female and single in the male.
26) 25 - 3, 8, 18, 15, 13, 15, 19, 15, 13, 5
with male characteristics.
- The smaller sex chromosome found in male mammals and associated