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A. Van Amburgh
Mitosis
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Science
7th Grade
01/28/2010

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Term
Cell division
Definition
the formation of two daughter cells from a singke parent cell
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Centriole
Definition
a cylindrical organelle in animal cells that is involved in cell division
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Centromere
Definition
the part of a chromosome where th emhromatics are attached
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Chromatid
Definition
one of two identical halves of replicated chromosome
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Chromatin
Definition
DNA strands in the nucleus during interphase
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Chromosome
Definition
a structure formed from condensed
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Cytokinesis
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the division of the cytoplasm of the cell to form two daughter cells
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DNA
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a molecule tha carries genetic information
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Interphase
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the period of the cell cycle during which the cell grows, matures, and duplicates genetic information
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Mitosis
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the equal division of the chromosomes into two genetically identical daughter nuclei, mitosis consists of four stages
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Prophase
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chromosomes form from condesened chromatin
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Metaphase
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chromosomes line up along the center axis of the cell
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Anaphase
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the chromosomes split up and chromatids are pulled to opposite ends of the cell
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Telophase
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a new nucleur membrane forms around each set of chromatids
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