Mitosis and Meiosis Matching
Match the terms with their definitions.
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The stage in cell division where the two chromatids are separated by the spindle fibers and pulled to opposite ends of the cell.
The mature motile male sex cell by which the ovum is fertilized.
The final stage in cell division where the chromosomes are now separate at the poles, a nucleus develops around each of the chromosomes, and two daughter cells are created.
An exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
A mature haploid male and female cell, otherwise known as the reproductive cells, which unite during fertilization to produce a zygote.
The mode of reproduction where an offspring is produced from a single parent.
The mode of reproduction where an offspring is produced from two parents.
Any cell of a living organism except for the reproductive cells.
The region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids are joined.
A cylindrical cell structure that is made up of nine triplets of spindle fibers and found in most animal cells during cell division.
A set of chromosomes having genes in the same order, one received from each parent.
One of the two strands of an identical chromosome joined by a centromere during early cell division.
A collection of threadlike structures that move and separate the chromosome during cell division.
Substance that forms chromosome and made up of proteins, RNA, and DNA.
The division of cytoplasm that creates two daughter cells at the end of cell division.
The dividing of a cell that creates four daughter cells where the new cells contain half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
a. centromere
b. anaphase
c. spindle fibers
d. meiosis
e. sexual reproduction
f. chromatid
g. crossing over
h. homologous chromosomes
i. cytokinesis
j. spermatozoa
k. gametes
l. centriole
m. telophase
n. asexual reproduction
o. chromatin
p. somatic cell
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