cell division
reproduction, 2 genetically identical daughter cells = result
chromosome
structures that contain most of cell's DNA
asexual reproduction
the creation of genetically identical offspring by a single parent, without a sperm or egg
sexual reproduction
requires fertilization of an egg by sperm
binary fission
A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size, means "dividing in half
chromatin
genetic complex made of equal amounts of DNA and protein, proteins maintain structure + control gene activity
sister chromatids
duplicates of each other, each chromatid is half of a chromosome
centromere
region at which chromatids are tightly cinched and attached along
cell cycle
An ordered sequence of events in the life of a cell
interphase
where most of the cycle is spent in, metabolic activity = high + cell performs normal functions (growing phase)
mitotic phase
cell physically divides