Chapter 16
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis
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Parts
- 1Chromosome sets and homologous pairs4 min
- 2The cell cycle and its checkpoints4 min
- 3Sister chromatids and the spindle4 min
- 4The phases of mitosis4 min
- 5Meiosis I separates homologs4 min
- 6Meiosis II and how meiosis differs from mitosis3 min
- 7Asexual reproduction and the cost of sex3 min
- 8Genetic diversity and sexual life cycles4 min
- 9Chromosome shapes and changes in structure3 min
- 10Changes in chromosome number4 min
Key terms
- karyotype
- autosome
- homologous chromosome
- diploid
- haploid
- G₁ phase
- S phase
- G₂ phase
- M phase
- G₀ phase
- cyclin
- cyclin-dependent kinase
- checkpoint
- mitosis
- cytokinesis
- kinetochore
- spindle apparatus
- metaphase plate
- anaphase
- telophase
- cleavage furrow
- cell plate
- meiosis
- bivalent
- synapsis
- crossing over
- chiasma
- zygote
- asexual reproduction
- parthenogenesis
- alternation of generations
- sporophyte
- gametophyte
- deletion
- duplication
- inversion
- trisomy
- polyploid
- aneuploidy
- nondisjunction