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What best distinguishes living things from nonliving matter?
What best distinguishes living things from nonliving matter?
Which type of division can produce sperm and egg cells?
Which type of division can produce sperm and egg cells?
What is the genetic information in a cell called?
What is the genetic information in a cell called?
In which type of cells can a genome consist of a single DNA molecule?
In which type of cells can a genome consist of a single DNA molecule?
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What is the life of a cell from formation to its own division called?
What is the life of a cell from formation to its own division called?
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During cell division, what are the joined copies of the original chromosome called?
During cell division, what are the joined copies of the original chromosome called?
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What is the 'waist' of the duplicated chromosome where the two chromatids are most closely attached called?
What is the 'waist' of the duplicated chromosome where the two chromatids are most closely attached called?
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Which stage of the cell cycle involves cell growth and copying of chromosomes in preparation for cell division, making about 90% of the cell cycle?
Which stage of the cell cycle involves cell growth and copying of chromosomes in preparation for cell division, making about 90% of the cell cycle?
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Which type of cells have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells?
Which type of cells have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells?
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What process yields daughter cells with half as many chromosomes as the parent cell?
What process yields daughter cells with half as many chromosomes as the parent cell?
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