| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cell Cycle | The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo |
| Interphase | 1st phase of cell cycle. When the cell grow to its mature size, makes a copy of its DNA, and prepares to divide into 2 different cells. |
| Prophase | 1st phase of mitosis. When the threadlike chormatin in the cell's nucleus starts to condense and coil. |
| Metaphase | 2nd phase of mitosis. Chromosomes line up across center of the cell and attaches to a spindle fiber at its centromere |
| Anaphase | 3rd phase of mitosis. Centromeres split and pair of chromosome separate from each other. Each chromatid moves along a spindle fiber to the opposite side of the cell. The cell gets stretched out because opposite sides pull apart. |
| Telophase | 4th phase of mitosis. Chromosomes lose rod-like appearance. New nuclear membrane appears around chromosomes at the end of each cell. Cells keep pinching in at the center while getting ready to split into 2 new cells. |
| Cytokinesis | The last stage of the mitosis. The cell membrane pinches in until it separates into 2. Each new developed daughter cell contains the same number of chromosomes. |
| Mitosis | The stage during which the cell's nucleus divides into 2 new nuclei. |
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