daughter cell
Division's cellular offspring
A daughter cell is one of the cells that results when a parent cell divides.
In cell division, a single cell splits to produce two or more daughter cells, each receiving genetic material from the original.
The term appears frequently in biology when discussing mitosis, meiosis, and cellular reproduction.
After mitosis, the two daughter cells contain identical copies of the parent's DNA.
Nuclear division producing identical cells
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- binary fissionAsexual splitting into two
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
anaphase · telophase · prophase · metaphase · chromatids · centriole · splitting · separation
Gene-bearing nuclear structures
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- genetic materialInherited biological information
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
alleles · chromatin · nucleus · replication · duplication · gene expression · homologous · diploid
First embryonic cell
- blastomereEarly embryonic cell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- oocyteUndeveloped female gamete
- tissue cultureGrowing cells in controlled media
differentiation · proliferation · cloning · growth · development · regeneration
mitosis
Nuclear division producing identical cells
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- binary fissionAsexual splitting into two
cleavage · anaphase · telophase · prophase · metaphase · chromatids · centriole · splitting · separation · budding
chromosomes
Gene-bearing nuclear structures
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- genetic materialInherited biological information
heredity · alleles · chromatin · nucleus · replication · duplication · gene expression · homologous · diploid · haploid
zygote
First embryonic cell
- blastomereEarly embryonic cell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- oocyteUndeveloped female gamete
tissue culture · differentiation · proliferation · cloning · growth · development · regeneration
daughter cellstem cell
Unspecialized, self-renewing biological unit
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