Bacigalupi: Cell Cycle and Mitosis

Mrs. Bacigalupi (United States of America)
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  1. divide
    a serious disagreement between two groups of people
    Your cells stay a certain size, but as you grow they divide and multiply, creating more cells.
  2. perform
    get done
    Each one is programmed in a special way to perform its task and create new cells of its own kind.
  3. create
    bring into existence
    Your cells stay a certain size, but as you grow they divide and multiply, creating more cells.
  4. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
    At this point, they separate into two groups.
  5. chemical
    produced by reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
    Chemicals from the sperm dissolve a spot in the egg's protective membrane so it can enter.
  6. multiply
    combine by adding the same number repeatedly
    Your cells stay a certain size, but as you grow they divide and multiply, creating more cells.
  7. identical
    being the exact same one
    But at a certain point this changes—identical cells divide into different kinds of cells.
  8. contact
    the act of touching physically
    The zygote is formed inside the mother's body when a male sperm cell, from the father, makes contact with the mother's egg cell.
  9. split
    separate into parts or portions
    On the second day, the two cells split again, becoming four identical cells.
  10. simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
    It's as simple as that.
  11. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
    Chemicals from the sperm dissolve a spot in the egg's protective membrane so it can enter.
  12. specialized
    developed or designed for a particular activity or function
    Once a cell becomes specialized, it stays that way.
  13. becoming
    displaying or setting off to best advantage
    On the second day, the two cells split again, becoming four identical cells.
  14. mutation
    any event that changes genetic structure
  15. mitosis
    the process by which a cell divides into two new cells
  16. diploid
    of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
  17. haploid
    (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
  18. heredity
    the transmission of genetic factors to the next generation
  19. recombination
    the rearrangement of genes (by crossing over) in offspring
Created on Wed Jul 27 17:34:37 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Jul 27 17:37:23 EDT 2016)

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