The Process Of Cell Division 10.2

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chromosome

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threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contain genetic information; in eukaryotes, chromosomes are found in the nucleus; in prokaryotes, chromosomes are found in the cytoplasm

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chromatin

Back 2

substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones

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cell cycle

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series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells

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interphase

Back 4

period of the cell cycle between cell divisions

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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 to form two separate daughter cells

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prophase

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first and longest phase of mitosis in whihc the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible

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centromere

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region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach

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chromatid

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one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome

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centriole

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structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division

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metaphase

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phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell

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anaphase

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phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell

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telophase

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phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin