In a Nuclear Reactor,_________________ Are Used to Limit the Number

question 31

Short Answer

In a nuclear reactor,_________________ are used to limit the number of neutrons passing from one fuel rod to another.

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Definitions:

Reduction Division

Another term for meiosis I, where a parent cell divides once to produce two cells, each with half the original number of chromosomes.

Chromosomes

Chromosomes are long strands of DNA, wrapped around protein, that carry hereditary information for traits and characteristics.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome, connected by a centromere, that are produced during DNA replication.

Anaphase II

A stage of meiosis II where the sister chromatids are separated and pulled towards opposite poles of the cell.