Cell Reproduction Crossword

Any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells.
The stage of cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
Asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms by division into two daughter cells.
Uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
Series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication of its DNA to produce two daughter cells.
The two copies of each chromosome, formed prior to cell division.
The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria are composed.
A rod-shaped structure.
Bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact.
The process in the beginning of meiosis 1 where homologous chromosomes pair up next to each other.
When the cytoplasm divides.
A cell becomes specialized in order to perform a specific function.
When a cell contains two homologues of each chromosome.
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
Egg cells and sperm cells.
Laboratory method used to separate mixtures of DNA, RNA, or proteins according to molecular size.
When a cell contains only one homologue of each chromosome.
The two copies of each chromosome, which are similar in size and shape and have similar gene information.
A period of time where the cell does a great deal of growing while carrying out normal cell processes.
The collection of chromosomes found in an individual's cells.
The mechanism that halves the number of chromosomes in cells as a form of cell division.
The second stage of cell division.
Results in new cells with genetic material that is identical to the genetic material of the original cell.
The period in the cell cycle during which cell division takes place.
When each chromosome and its homologue fail to properly separate.
The first stage of cell division.
An undifferentiated cell that is capable of giving rise to more cells of the same type.
The final phase of cell division.