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Cell Cycle Terms
key words for cell cycle
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Biology
9th Grade
10/24/2013

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Chromosomes
Definition
sets of chromatin
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Spindle fibers
Definition
During prophase of mitosis, spindle fibers form at opposite poles of the cell
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Prophase
Definition
First stage of mitosis; nuclear membrane disappeares
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Interphase
Definition
stage which it spends almost all of its life in that phase
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Metaphase
Definition
second stage of mitosis; chromosomes align at the middle.
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Anaphase
Definition
The stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes move to opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.
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Telophase
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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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Cytokinesis
Definition
The division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus.
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Daughter Cells
Definition
Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell because they contain the same number and type of chromosomes.
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Nuceleus
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center of the cell. Has all the DNA.
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Chromatin
Definition
condenses to form chromosomes during cell division.
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