Cell Division Vocab Flashcard

What contains the information that determines the traits a living thing inherits?

What is a cell with two copies of genetic material called?

What type of cell division results in haploid sex cells (egg and sperm)?

What are the cells that are the result of a single cell division during mitosis and meiosis?

What forms during prophase and chromosomes line up on them during metaphase?

What is the term for a cell with only one copy of genetic material?

What is the process called where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells?

What structure holds the two sister chromatids together?

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division?

What is the name of the process that leads to the formation of gametes?