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Cell division |
process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells |
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mitosis |
part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides |
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cytokinesis |
division of the cytoplasm during cell division |
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chromatid |
one of two identical “sister” parts of a duplicated chromosome |
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centromere |
area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached |
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interphase |
period of the cell cycle between cell divisions |
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cell cycle |
series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide |
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prophase |
first 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 |
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centriole |
one of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope |
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spindle |
fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis |
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metaphase |
second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell |
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anaphase |
the third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles |
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telophase |
fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes begin to disperse into a tangle of dense material |
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cyclin |
one of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells |
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cancer |
disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth |
