cell cycle
sister chromatids
replication
Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA
interphase
Cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists of G1, S, and G2 phases
mitosis
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
cytokinesis
Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
cancer
meiosis
A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.
gamete
haploid cell
A cell containing only one set of chromosomes (n).
diploid cell
A cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent.
homologous chromosomes
Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during meiosis.