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A specialized process of cell division in eukaryotes during which diploid cells divide to produce haploid cells. ____ has two division cycles and occurs exclusively in cells that produce gametes.
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The stage of mitosis during which sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.
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All the chemical reactions that occur in a cell.
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Any of several elongated structures found in the nucleus of a cell, each composed of DNA packaged with proteins. ____s become visible under the microscope during mitosis and meiosis.
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Of or referring to a cell or organism that has only one complete set of homologous chromosomes (n).
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(two words, no space) The specific region on the surface of an enzyme where substrate molecules bind.
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A physical constriction that holds sister chromatids together.
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A molecule that speeds up a specific chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. Enzymes are protein catalysts.
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The stage of mitosis during which chromosomes become aligned at the equator of the cell.
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A haploid sex cell, which fuses with another sex cell during fertilization. Eggs and sperm are ____s.
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The specific molecule on which an enzyme acts. Only the ____ will bind to the active site of the enzyme.
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A protein that acts as a catalyst, speeding the progress of chemical reactions. All chemical reactions in living organisms are catalyzed by ____s.
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The period of time between two successive mitotic divisions, during which most of the preparations for cell division occur.
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The stage of mitosis during which chromosomes first become visible under the microscope.
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Of or referring to a cell or organism that has two complete sets of homologous chromosomes (2n).
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The process of cell division in eukaryotes that produces two daughter nuclei, each with the same chromosome number as the parent nucleus.
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The stage of mitosis during which chromosomes arrive at the opposite poles of the cell and new nuclear envelopes begin to form around each set of chromosomes.
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A pair of homologous chromosomes. Bivalents form during prophase I of meiosis.
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(two words, no space) The stage of the cell division cycle during which the cell's DNA is replicated.
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The diploid cell formed by the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized egg.