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Cell Growth/Division

TermDefinition
Chromatid One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome.
Centromere Areas where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached.
Interphase Period of the cell cycle between cell divisions.
Cell Cycle Series of events that a cell goes through as they grow and divide.
Mitosis Part of eukaryote cell division during which the cell nucleus divides.
Prophase The first an longest phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes become visible and 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 Fanlike 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 phase mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and move toward the opposite poles.
Telophase The Fourth and final phase of mitosis. during which the chromosomes begin to disperse into a tangle of dense material.
Cytokinesis The division of the cytoplasm during cell division.
Cyclin One of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryote cells
Cancer A disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth.
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