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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, division of the cells 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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the two identical parts of a chromosome
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Centromeres
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what the chromatids are attached to
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Interphase
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the in-between period
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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, separate to take up postitions on the opposite sides of the nucleus
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Spindle
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a fanlike microtubule structure that helps separtate the chromosomes
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Metaphase
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second phase of mitosis
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Anaphase
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third stage of mitosis
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Telophase
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fourth and final stage of mitosis
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Cyclin
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a protein that regulates the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotic 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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