AnaphaseChromosomes are pulledapartAnaphase IHomologous pairs pulled apart toopposite sides of cell by spindle fibersAsexual ReproductionCreating a new organism withoutexchanging genetic materialBinary fissionSplitting in twoBuddingGrow a new cell and thenpinch it off; yeast, polypsCentromereRegion of the chromosome that holds thetwo sister chromatids togetherChiasmataWhere the homologouschromosomes overlapChromatidLong loopy part of chromosome; One oftwo identical parts of a duplicatedchromosome.ChromatinJust chillin' DNAChromosomeReady to go DNACrossing overExchanging a segment of geneticinformation where the chromosomesoverlapCytokinesesSplitting of cytoplasm. In animals,cleavage furrow. In animals, build newcell wall called division plate.DiploidTwo sets of chromosomesHaploidOne set of chromosomesHomologousTwo chromosomes, one from each parent,that has the same gene in the same place.In humans, 23 ____ pairsInterphaseCell is just chillin. Chromatin duplicates.Cells are in this phase most of the time.KinetochoreWhere spindle fibersattach to the chromosomeMeiosisCreates sperm/egg.Diploid to haploid.MetaphaseChromosomes line up in the middle. Lookfor "spider legs" in plant cells.Metaphase IPairs of homologous chromosomesline up in the middleMitosisDivision of nucleus; Creates two identicalcells, diploid to diploid. Four stages:Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.OogenesisProcess of making ovum(egg)ParthenogenesisDevelopment of egg without fertilization;some reptiles, insects, beesProphaseChromatin to chromosomes, nuclearenvelope disappears, spindle fibersappear.Prophase ISynapsis: Homologous chromosomes pairup. Crossing over may occur.SpermatogenesisProcess of making spermTelophaseProphase in reverse; Nuclear membranereforms, chromosomes back tochromatin, spindle fibers disappear.Telophase ICell splits and repeats the cycleto create four haploid cells.Vegetative propagationBranch of plant growsnew
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