prophase meiosis
31Maturation promoting factor — (abbreviated MPF, also called mitosis promoting factor or M Phase promoting factor) is a heterodimeric protein composed of cyclin B and cyclin dependent kinase (CDK1, also known as Cdc2 or p34 kinase) that stimulates the mitotic and meiotic cell… …
32Synapsis — (also called syndesis) is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. [cite journal |author=McKee B |title=Homologous pairing and chromosome dynamics in meiosis and mitosis |journal=Biochim Biophys Acta |volume=1677… …
33tetrad — 1. A collection of four things having something in common such as a deformity with four features, e.g., Fallot tetralogy. SYN: tetralogy. 2. In chemistry, a quadrivalent element. 3. In heredity, a bivalent ch …
34Germ cell — Germ cells are progenitors of the gametes. These singled out cells move through the gut to the developing gonads and undergo mitotic proliferation followed by meiosis and differentiation into either eggs or sperm (mature gametes). Plants do not… …
35cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …
36reduction division — noun (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) • Syn: ↑meiosis …
37Cyclin A1 — Identifiers Symbols CCNA1; External IDs OMIM:  …
38Cytokinesis — A cell that has almost completed cytokinesis. An arrow points to a centrosome that can still be seen …
39Synaptonemal complex — The synaptonemal complex is a protein structure that forms between two homologous chromosomes during meiosis and that is thought to mediate chromosome pairing, synapsis, and recombination (crossing over). The synaptonemal complex is a tripartite… …
40Oogonium — Gray s subject #3 38 MeSH Oogonia Oogonium (plural oogonia) may refer to either a primordial oocyte in a female fetus …
