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| - cell structure that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed from generation to generation of cells. |
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| long strands of DNA found in the eukaryotic cell nucleus; condense to form chromosomes. |
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| continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) |
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| -cell growth phase where a cell increases in size, carries on metabolism, and duplicates chromosomes prior to division. |
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| period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cells are formed, each containing a complete set of chromosomes. |
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| first and longest phase of mitosis where chromatin coils into visible chromosomes. |
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| identical halves of duplicated chromosomes formed during the prophase stage of mitosis; the halves are held together by a centromere. |
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| cell structure that joins two sister chromatids of a chromosome. |
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| in animal cells, a pair a pair of small cylindrical structures composed of microtubules that duplicate during interphase and more to opposite ends of the cell during prophase. |
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| cell structure composed of microtubule fibers; forms between the centrioles during prophase and shorten during anaphase, pulling apart sister chromosomes. |
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| short second phase of mitosis where doubled chromosomes move to the equator of the spindle and chromatids are attached by centromeres to a separate spindle fiber. |
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| third phase of mitosis in which the centromeres split and the chromatid pairs of each chromosome are pulled apart by microtubules. |
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| final phase of mitosis during which new cell prepares for their own independent existence |
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| cell process following meiosis or mitosis in which the cell’s cytoplasm divides and separates into new cells. |
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| groups of cells that work together to perform a specific function. |
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| group of two or more tissues organized to perform complex activities within an organism |
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