| Anaphase | Diploid | Meiosis I | Prophase |
| Aneuploidy | DNA | Meiosis II | Random fertilization |
| Autosome | Euploidy | Metaphase | Replicated chromosome |
| Cell division | Gamete | Metaphase plate | Reproduction |
| Centromere | Germ-line cell | Microtubule | Sex chromosome |
| Centrosome | Growth | Mitosis | Sexual life cycle |
| Chromasome | Haploid | Mitotic phase | Somatic cell |
| Chromatid | Histones | Mitotic spindle | Synapsis |
| Chromatin | Homologous | Non-replicated chromosome | Telophase |
| Cleavage furrow | Independent assortment | Nondisjunction | Tetrad |
| Crossing over | Interphase | Nuclear envelope | Tissue renewal |
| Cytokinesis | Karyotype | Paternal | |
| Daughter cell | Maternal | Ploidy | |
| Development | Meiosis | Prometaphase |