Ch 4.3 The Cell Cycle
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cell Cycle | the life cycle of a cell in eukaryotes it consists of chromosome duplication mitosis, and cytokinesis |
| Chromosomes | A coiled structure of DNA and protein that forms in the cell nucleus during cell devision |
| Binary fission | the simple cell division in which one cell splits into two:used by bacteria |
| Homologous chromosomes | chromosomes w/ matching information |
| Chromatids | identical chromosome copies |
| Centromeres | the region that holds chromatids together when a chromosome is duplicated. |
| Mitosis | nuclear division in eukaryotic cells in which each cell recieves a copu of the original chromosomes |
| Cytokinsis | The process in which cytoplasm divides after mitosis |
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