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Cell Cycle
Vocabulary Words
Question | Answer |
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Mitosis | Also known as karyokinesis |
Daughtercell | One of the cells made through mitosis |
Meiosis | A type of cell division that results in half the chromosomes |
Chromatin | DNA in a form of a grainy material |
Chromatid | Duplicated chromosome |
Sisterchromatids | Each half of a Chromatid |
Chromosomes | Structure of DNA and protein |
Homologouschromosomes | Chromosomes in a pair |
Gene | Instructions for making protiens |
Karyotype | The appearance of the chromosomes |
Centrioles | Builds the spindle fibers |
Centromere | Holds Chromatids together |
Centrosome | Contains the centrioles |
Aster | Star shaped structure |
Spindlefibers | Attaches to the centromere |
Interphase | Growth Phase 1, Synthesis Phase, and Growth Phase 2 |
Prophase | The first stage of mitosis |
Metaphase | Spindle fibers attach to each pair of sister chromatids |
Anaphase | Sister chromatids separate and the centromeres split |
Telophase | Chromosomes start to uncoil |
Cytokinesis | The division of the cytoplasm |
Nuclearenvolope | Protects the nucleus |
Kinetochorefiber | What the spindle fibers attach to |
Nucleolus | Inside the nucleus |