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AP-Cell Cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell Cycle | Sequence of growth and division in a cell. |
| Mitosis | Period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cells are formed, each containing a complete set of cromisomes |
| Interphase | A period of cell growth. |
| Cytokinesis | Division of the cytoplasm |
| Prophase | The first and longest phase of mitosis, chromatin coils into visible chromisis, the nuclear envelope disappears, amd the spindle forms. |
| Metaphase | Second phase of mitosis, chromosis line up at the equator of the cell. |
| Anaphase | Third phase of mitosis, chromosis and are pulled apart toward opposite sidesof a cell |
| Telophase | last phase of mitosis, two new nuclei are formed and the chromosis uncoils. |
| Daughter Cell | Term used to describe the new cells created mitotosis and metosis. |
| Cancer | Uncontrolled cell division. |
| Reproduction | Production of offspring by an organism. |
| Chromatin | Long strands of DNA found in a cell during interphase. |
| Chromatids | Two exact copies of DNA that make up a chromasome |
| Centromere | Cell structure that joins two sister chromatids. |
| Chromosome | Cell structure that carries the genetic material that is copied and passed to generation to generation in a cell. |
| Spindle | Cell structure composed of microtubules that aid in the proccess of cell division |
| Aster | Star shaped structure that forms around the centrioles, |
| Cleavage Furrow | Cell membrane that forms during cytokinesis. |
| Cell Plate | To the cell wall that forms during cytokinesis of a plant wall. |
| Inhibition | Slows or stops a process from happening |