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cell division
13 terms
Question | Answer |
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cell division | process by which a cell divides into new daughter cells |
mitosis | part of eukaroytic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides |
cytokinesis | division of the cytoplasm during cell division |
chromatid | one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicate chromosome |
centromere | area where the chromatids of chromosomes are attached |
interphase | period of the cell cycle between cell division |
cell cycle | series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide |
prophase | 1st and longest phase of mitosis during which the chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up positions on the opposite sides of the nucleus |
centriole | 1 of 2 tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of the animal cells near the nuclear envelope |
spindle | fan-like microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis |
metaphase | 2nd phase of mitosis,during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell |
anaphase | 3rd phase of mitosis,during which the chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles |
telophase | 4th and final phase of mitosis,during which the chromosomes begin to disperse into a tangle of densetereial ma |