Mitosis Vocabulary Flash Cards

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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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mitosis

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part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides

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cytokinesis

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division of the cytoplasm during cell division

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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 a chromosome are attached

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interphase

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period of the cell cycle between cell divisions

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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 positions on the opposite sides of the nucleus

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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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fanlike 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 cell

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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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cyclin

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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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cancer

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disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth