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Cell Cycle
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |