3.5 Key Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cell cycle | the regular SEQUENCE OF GROWTH & DIVISION that cells undergo |
| interphase | the FIRST STAGE of the cell cycle that takes place BEFORE CELL DIVISON occurs |
| replication | the process in which DNA IS COPIED in the nucleus of the cell |
| mitosis | the STAGE of the cell cycle DURING WHICH THE CELL'S NUCLEUS DIVIDES into two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell |
| chromosome | a doubled rod of condensed chromatin |
| cytokinesis | the FINAL STAGE of the cell cycle, in which the cell's cytoplasm divides, distributing the organelles into each of the two new cells |
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