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DJ Vocab words
Vocabulary chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell Division | Process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells. |
| Mitosis | Part of a eukaryotic cell division during which the cell necleus divides. |
| Cytokinesis | Division of the cytoplasm during cell division. |
| Chromatid | One of two identical "sisters" parts of a duplicated chromosome. |
| Centromere | Area where the chromatids of a chromesome are attached. |
| Interphase | Period of the cell cycle between cell divisions. |
| Cell Cycle | Series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide. |
| Prophase | First and longest phase of mytosis, during which the chromosomes become visible in the centrioles separate and take up positions on the opposite sides of the nucleus. |
| Centriole | One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope. |
| Spindle | Fan like microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis. |
| Metaphase | Second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell. |
| Anaphase | The third of phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes pairs separate and move toward opposite polls. |
| Telophase | Fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes began to disperse into a tangle of dense material. |
| Cyclin | One of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells. |
| Cancer | Disorder in which some of the bodies own cells lose the ability to control growth. |