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chp3
cell cycle phases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell cycle | series of changes a cell goes through from time it is formed until it reproduces. |
| interphase | the period from cell formation to cell division. (metabolic phase or growth phase) |
| G1 gap 1 subphase | |
| G0 phase | phase when the cells permanently stop dividing. |
| S phase | |
| G2 gap 2 subphase | |
| replication bubble | |
| replication fork | |
| DNA polymerase | |
| M (miotic) phase | |
| mitosis | |
| prophase | first phase |
| metaphase | second |
| anaphase | third |
| telophase | fourth last; begins when migration of chromosomes to the poles of the cell has been completed and ends with the formation of two daughter nuclei |
| cytokinesis | division of cytoplasm that occurs after cell nucleus has divided |
| cleavage furrow | |
| messenger RNA (mRNA) | |
| ribosomal RNA (rRNA) | |
| transfer RNA (tRNA) | |
| guanine | one of two major purines occurring in all nucleic acids |