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| Process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells. |
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| Part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides. (The first stage, division of the cell nucleus). |
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| Division of the cytoplasm during cell division. (The second stage , division of the cell nucleus) |
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| Each chromosome consists of two identical "sisters" called. |
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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 opposite sides of the nucleus. |
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| One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope, separate and take up positions on opposite sides of the nucleus. |
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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 lineup 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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| The forth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes begin to disperse into a tangle of dense material. |
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| The amount of protein in the cell rises and falls in in time with the cell cycle called the ________. |
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| Disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth. |
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