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Mitosis Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mitosis | The process of cell division;nuclear division. |
| Interphase | Part of the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing; cell growing and preparing for cell division. |
| Chromosome | |
| Thread like structure within the nucleus containing genetic information. Made of DNA coiled around proteins. | |
| Chromatid | Half of a duplicated chromosome. One of two "sister" parts, makes half of the "X". |
| Centromere | Area where sister chromatids of a chromosome attach. |
| Cell Cycle | Series of events cells go through when they divide. |
| Cytokinesis | Division of the cytoplasm and organelles during cell division. |
| Chromatin | Mass of genetic material composed of DNA and proteins that is coiled up in the nucleus of a cell. |