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| process by which a cell divides into 2 new daughter cells |
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| part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides |
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| division of the cytoplasm during cell division |
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| one of two identical “sister” parts of a duplicated chromosome |
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| area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached |
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| period of the cell cycle between cell divisions |
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| series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide |
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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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| one of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope |
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| fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis |
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| second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell |
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| the third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles |
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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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| one of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells |
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| disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth |
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