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| The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. |
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| The stage in cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time and prepares for cell division. |
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| The second stage of cell division during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers. |
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| The stage of cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle. |
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| The wildcard of all cells. They have the potential to develop into many different types of cells. |
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| A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each the same as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth. |
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| The series of events that take place in the cell that lead to growth and reproduction. |
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| The division of cytoplasm following the division of the nucleus in a cell that results in two cells. |
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| The first step in mitosis, where the spindles form two opposite poles. |
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| Last stage in mitosis where chromosomes of daughter cells are grouped in new nuclei. |
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| Holds the replicated DNA of each individual chromosome. |
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| Centrioles are protein based structures in animal cells that form spindle fibres which pull the chromosomes apart in mitosis to divide the cell. |
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| A class of proteins that fluctuate in concentration at specific points during the cell cycle and that regulate the cycle by binding to a kinase. |
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| Region on a chromosome that joins two sister chromosomes. |
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| Fibers of spindle pull the chromatids apart toward opposite poles. |
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| Cells that grow and divide at a rapid, unregulated pace. |
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