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cytokinesis
Organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis
prophase
The first stage of meiosis
metaphase
The second stage of meiosis
diploid
An organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell
anaphase
The stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
tetrad
The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
homologous
Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
telophase
The final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
crossing over
The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
haploid
An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
centromere
A specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids
replication
The process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
plate
Base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
chromatids
One of two identical strands into which a ___ splits during mitosis (plural)
synapsis
The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis

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