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| a form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size |
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| in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes |
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| reproduction that does not involve the union of gametes and in which a single parent produces offspring that are genetically indentical to the parent |
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| a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of sex cells |
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| a hapliod reproductive cell that unites with another hapliod reproductive cell to form a zygote |
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| a period between two mitotic or meitotic divisions during which the cell grows, copies its DNA, and synthesizes proteins |
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| the division of the cytoplasma of a cell |
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| the first stage of mitosis and meiosis in cell division |
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| one of the microtubules that extend across a dividing eukaryotic cell |
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| one of the stages of mitosis and meiosis, during which all of the chromosomes move to the cell's equator |
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| a phase of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes separate |
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| the final stage of mitosis or meiosis, during which a nuclear membrane forms around each set of new chromosomes |
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| the precursor of a new plant cell wall that forms during cell division and divides a cell into two |
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