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The process by which the parents cell grows, duplicates itself, and divides to produce new daughter cells, usually two

The phase of the cell cycle during which the nucleus divides to produce an exact copy of itself

The phase of the cell cycle during which is cell performs its normal cell functions, grows, and prepares for cell division

Deoxyribonucleic Acid– a long molecule that stores the cells genetic information, which directs all the cells functions

The phase of the cell cycle during which the cell contents divide and the cell membrane pinches into produce two different daughter cells; in plant cells, the cell wall also grows between the daughter cells to separate them

A form of reproduction that involves only one parent

A form of asexual reproduction in which single cell organisms divide into two new individuals that are identical to each other and are clones of the parent cell

A form of asexual reproduction in which a parent produces a small bud or a miniaturized clone that becomes a separate individual

A form of asexual reproduction by which unfertilized haploid eggs mature into new organisms

A form of reproduction that involves the union of two sex cells which come together to produce a new individual

A sex cell; sex cells from females are called eggs or ova; sex cells for males are called sperm; gametes are haploid

A sex cell from a female

A sex cell from a male

The union of a sperm cell with an egg cell

A single cell produced from the joining of two gametes

An undeveloped multicellular life form during the earliest stage of its development