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vocabulary mitosis
important word science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mitosis | the process where cell divide |
| Cell cycle | series of events in which a cell grow, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells. |
| Cell division | process by which a cell divers into new daughter cells |
| Replication | the action of copying or reproducing something. |
| Chromatin | substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA |
| Chromatid | one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosomes |
| Chromosome | structure of DMA and protein that contains genetic information. |
| Centromere | region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach. |
| Cytokinesis | help to the cell to divide |
| Centrioles | structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division. |
| Clone cell | cell the look the same |
| Diploid (number) | the number of chromosomes present in the body cells of a diploid organism. |
| Asexual reproduction | Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism |
| Interphase | phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin |
| Cell plate | phase the only plant have |
| Grafting | to transplant a living plant |
| cancer | a abnormal disease occur for a malfunction of cell |
| prophase | first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible |