Flashcards: Understanding Cell Division Processes — 10 cartões

Cell division — purpose?

Growth, repair, reproduction

Cell Division — definition?

Process producing daughter cells from a parent.

Cell cycle phases — longest?

Interphase

Mitosis — outcome?

Produces two identical diploid cells.

Mitosis stages — order?

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

Meiosis — purpose?

Creates four diverse haploid gametes.

Chromosome — structure?

DNA and proteins carrying genetic info.

Sister Chromatids — formation?

Formed during DNA replication.

Homologous Chromosomes — role?

Pairs from each parent in meiosis.

Cell Cycle — phases?

Includes G1, S, G2, M phases.