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Green book L3
1st period
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell cycle | Cell cycle is when the cell splits into two daughters cells |
| Interphase | During interphase the cell grows and makes a copy of its DNA and prepares to divide into two cells |
| replication | Replication is the process by which a cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus |
| mitosis | Is the stage during which the cells nucleus divides into two nuclei |
| Chromosomes | A double rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information |
| cytokinesis | The final stage of the cell cycle in which the cells cytoplasm divides distributing the organelles equally |
| what takes place during the three stages of the cell cycle | Interphase,mitosis, and cytokines |
| draw and label The cell cycle | See notes |
| Explain DNA replication and how it accounts for the way it copies itself | The process of creating two DNA molecules from a single DNA molecule |