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The series of events involving the growth, replication, and division of a eukaryotic cell.
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The process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells. Upon completion of the process, each daughter cell contains the same genetic material as the original cell and roughly half of its cytoplasm.
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The stage of a cell between two reproductions mitosis or meiosis divisions.
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The first stage of meiosis, constituted by a series of events that include the thickening and coiling of the chromosomes, synapsis of homologous chromosomes, tetrad formation, and crossing over.
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The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes of daughter cells are grouped in new nuclei.
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| The stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes move to opposite ends of the nuclear spindle. |
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The stage of mitosis and meiosis, following prophase and preceding anaphase, during which the chromosomes are aligned along the metaphase plate.
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The division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus.
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| The process by which a cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus. |
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| The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides into two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell. |
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A rod-shaped cellular structure made of condensed chromatin; contains DNA, which carries the genetic information that controls inherited characteristics such as eye color and blood type. |
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| One of the identical rods of a chromosome. |
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