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cell division |
Process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells |
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Mitosis |
Part of a 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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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 place 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 chromosomes 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 |
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Centromere |
Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached |