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Sci 9-4 Chp. 5 vocab
| The stages of life for a cell | Cell Cycle |
|---|---|
| Longest phase of the cell cycle | Interphase |
| process of cell division | Mitosis |
| the stage in the cell cycle when the cell splits into two | Cytokenisis |
| When DNA makes an identical copy of itself | Replication |
| Where the sister chromosomes connect, holds the together | Centromere |
| A one-sided strand of DNA | Chromatid |
| Chromosomes become visible, nuclear membrane disappears. | Prophase |
| Chromosomes line up across center of the cell | Metaphase |
| Sister chromatids move to the poles | Anaphase |
| When the nuclear membrane forms around the two nuclei | Telophase |
| fibers that attach to the centromeres and contract | Spindle Fibres |
| Organize the spindle fibers during prophase | Centrioles |
| Forms during cytokinesis in plant cells | Cell Plate |
| In animal cells, the cell membrane pinches together during cytokinesis | Pinches |
| Uncontrolled cell division | Cancer |
| Collection of undifferentiated cells | Tumor |
| Spreading of cancer cells | Metastasis |
| Identical genetic copy of a parent | Clone |
| One parent required to produce an offspring | Asexual Reproduction |
| Single cell organism dividing into two equal parts | Binary Fission |
| Growth of tissue of of a parent; genetically identical | Budding |
| Broken off part of an organism may develop into a clone of the parent | Fragmentation |
| Runners, shoots, cuttings, grafting | Vegetative Reproduction |
| Reproductive cell that can grow into an organism | Spore Formation |
| Have potential to become different cell types | Stem Cells |