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The Cell Cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell Cycle | Sequences of growth and division of cells |
| Mitoses | Period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cells are formed, each contains a complex set of chromosomes |
| Interphase | Period of cell growth |
| Cytokinesis | division of the cytoplasm |
| Prophase | first and longest stage of mitosis; cromation coils into visible chromosomes, the nuclear envelope disappears, and the spindle forms |
| metaphase | second stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell |
| anaphase | Third phase of mitosis; chromosomes split and pull apart towards opposite ends of the cell |
| telophase | last phase of mitosis; two new nuclei are formed in the chromosomes uncoil |
| daughter cell | term used to describe the new cells created during mitosis and meiosis |
| cancer | uncontrolled cell division |
| reproduction | production of offspring by an organism |
| chromatin | long, tangled strands of DNA found in the nucleus of a cell during interphase |
| chromatids | two exact copies of DNA that make up a chromosome |
| centromere | cell structure that carries the genetic material that is copied and passed from generation to generation of a cell |
| spindle | cell structure composed of microtubials |
| aster | star-shaped structure that forms around the centrioles during cell division composed of microtubials |
| cleavage furrow | indentations of the cell membrane that forms during cytosis in an animal cell |
| cell plate | precursor to the cell wall that forms during cytokinesis of a plant cell |
| inhibition | slows or steps a process from happening |