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13 Cards in this Set
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cell division
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The process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells
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mitosis
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The first stage (of cell division), division of the cell nucleus
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cytokinesis
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The second stage, division of the cytoplasm
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chromatids
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Two identical chromosomes
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centromeres
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The area where each pair of chromatids is attached, they are usually located near the middle of the chromatids
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interphase
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The time period between each cell cycle
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cell cycle
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The series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
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prophase
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The first and longest stage of mitosis
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centrioles
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Two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope
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spindle
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a fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes
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metaphase
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The second stage of mitosis
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anaphase
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The third phase of mitosis
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telophase
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The fourth and final stage of mitosis
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