asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only;

sexual reproduction

the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals

1. chromatin

The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria

1. chromosome

a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes

1. sister chromatid

formed by the DNA replication of a chromosome, with both copies joined together by a common centromere.

1. centromere

The region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach, via the kinetochore, during cell division.

1. cell cycle

The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to duplication of its DNA and division of cytoplasm and organelles to produce two daughter cells.

interphase

the resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis.

1. mitotic phase

a eukaryotic cell undergoes a carefully coordinated nuclear division that results in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells. 

1. mitosis

replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei. Cell division gives rise to genetically identical cells

1. cytokinesis

the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.

1. prophase

the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears. 

1. metaphase

the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers