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Cell Cycle

The Cell Cycle.

TermDefinition
Prophase First stage in mitosis, nuclear envelope dissolves.
Centriole Origin of spindle fibers.
Equator Where chromosomes align during metaphase.
Centromere Holds sister chromatids together.
Anaphase Sister chromatids get pulled apart.
Daughter Cell One of the two cells at the end of mitosis.
Telophase Last stage of mitosis, nuclear envelope reforms.
Diploid Cell containing the full complement of chromosomes.
Interphase Longest portion of cell cycle.
Synthesis Put together or copy.
Cytokinesis Division of cytoplasm and organelles.
Chromatin Relaxed form of DNA.
Chromosome DNA containing structure.
Sister Chromatids Contains identical copies of DNA held together.
Spindle Fiber Structure used to move DNA into position.
Metaphase Middle phase of mitosis, DNA lines up at equator.
Crossing Over Chromosomes swapping genetic material during metaphase I.
Haploid Cell containing half the full complement of chromosomes.
Gamete Reproductive cell made through meiosis (egg or sperm cell).
Cell Cycle Cycle of growing and dividing that cells reproduce by.
Mitosis Stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus and nuclear material divide.
Cyclin One of the specific proteins that regulate the cell cycle.
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Enzyme to which cyclin binds during interphase and mitosis, triggering and controlling activities during the cell cycle.
Cancer Uncontrolled growth and division of cells.
Carcinogens Substances and agents that are known to cause cancer.
Apoptosis Programmed cell death.
Stem Cells Unspecialized cells that can develop into specialized cells when under the right conditions.
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