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Cell Division
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Process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells.
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Chromatid
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One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome.
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Centromere
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Area where the chromatids of chromosomes are attached.
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Interphase
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Period of the cell cycle between cell division.
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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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Mitosis
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Part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides.
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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 positions on the opposite sides.
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Centriole
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One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope.
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Spindle
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Fan like microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis.
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Metaphase
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Second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cells.
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Anaphase
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The third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome 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 into a tangle of dense material.
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Cytokinesis
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Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
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Cyclin
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One of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukarotic cells.
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Cancer
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A disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth.
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