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mitosis
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division of the cell nucleus
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cytokinesis
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division of the cytoplasm
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chromatids
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identical copies on chromosome connected to centromere
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centromere
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area where chromotids are attached
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interphase
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the "in-between" are of growth after one cell divides from another
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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 phase of mitosis
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centrioles
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two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of the cell
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centrosome
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the area where the centrioles lie
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spindle
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fan-like microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes
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What are the main events of the cell cycle?
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A cell grows
Prepares for division Divides to form two daughter cells, each of which then begins the cycle again |
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What are the four phases of mitosis?
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Biologists divide the events of mitosis into four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
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