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Vocabulary 2nd Quarter
Term | Definition |
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cell cycle | most cells in an organism go through a cycle of growth, development, and division. |
interphase | the period during the cell cycle of a cell's growth and development. |
sister chromatid | two identical chromosomes that make up a duplicated chromosome. |
centromere | a structure that holds sister chromatids together. |
mitosis | a process during which the nucleus and its contents divide. |
cytokinesis | a process during which the cytoplasm and its contents divide. |
daughter cell | the two new cells that result from mitosis and cytokinesis. |
duplicated chromosome | when the identical chromosome joined together. |