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stages of mitosis
this covers the stages of mitosis and other definitions related to this subject
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Biology
9th Grade
01/21/2010

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mitosis
Definition
part of eukaryote cell division which the cell nucleus divides
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cytokinesis
Definition
division of the cytoplasm during cell division
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chromatid
Definition
one of identical "sister" part of a duplicated chromosome
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centromere
Definition
area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
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centromere
Definition
area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
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centromere
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area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
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prophase
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first and longest phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes become visible and the centrioles seperate and take up places on opposite sides of the nucleus
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centriole
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one of two tiny structures that are located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope
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spindle
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fan-like micro tubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during mitosis
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metaphase
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second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
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anaphase
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he third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and move towards opposite poles
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telophase
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fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes begin to disperse into a tangle of dense material
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cyclin
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one of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
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cancer
Definition
disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth
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