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mitosis
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the cell nucleus divids
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cytokinesis
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the cytoplasm divids
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centromere
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area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
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chromatid
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one of two identical "sister" parts of a copied chromosome
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interphase
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period of the cell cycle between cell divisons
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cell cycle
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series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
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prophase
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first and longest phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up posistions on the opposiste sides of the nucleus
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spindle
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fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis
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centriole
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one of two tiny stuctures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope
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metaphase
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second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
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anaphase
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the third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes pairs separate and move toward opposite poles
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telophase
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fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes begin to disperse (move) into a tangle of dense material
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