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cell cycle
Term | Definition |
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cell cycle | series of events that take place in a cell |
interphase | is the phase of the cell cycle in which a typical cell spends most of it's life |
replication | the action of copying something |
mitosis | nuclear division plus cytokinesis, and produces two identical daughter cells during prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. |
chromosone | nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic infromation in the form of genes |
cytokinesis | process of cell division, which divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells. |
prophase | stage of mitosis in which the chromatin condenses into double rod-shaped structures called chromosone |
metaphase | the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers. |
anaphase | the stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle. |
telophase | the final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed. |