| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cell division | one cell splits into two |
| mitosis | first stage of cell division |
| cytokinesis | second stage of cell division |
| chromatids | two sister chromosones |
| centromere | the point where chromatids attach |
| interphase | time between cell division |
| cell cycle | the pathway a cell follows |
| prophase | first stage of mitosis |
| centriole | two tiney structures located in the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope |
| spindle | fanlike microtuble structure that helps seperate the chromosones |
| metaphase | second phase of mitosis |
| anaphase | third stage of mitosis |
| telophase | forth stage of mitosis |
| cyclin | a protein |
| cancer | a cell loses ability to control growth |
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