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Cell Cycle
Term | Definition |
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Cell Cycle | sequence of growth and division in a cell |
Mitosis | period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cell are formed, each containing a complete set of chromosomes |
interphase | period of cell growth |
cytokineses | division of the cytoplasm |
prophase | the first and longest phase of mitosis: chromatin coils into visible chromosomes, the nuclear envelope disappears |
metaphase | second phase |