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 Cell Division | The process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells |
| Chromosomes | Structures on which genetic information is carried in eukaryotic cells (DNA and Protein) |
| Chromtids | One of two identical parts of a duplicated chromosome |
| Centromere | The point of attachment between two chromatids |
| Interphase | The period of time that separates cell division |
| Cell Cycle | A series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide. |
| Mitosis | The process of nuclear division |
| Cytokinesis | The division of the cytoplasm |
| Prophase | The longest phase of mitosis, chromosomes condense, spindle forms, nuclear membrane disappears. |
| Centrioles | Tiny structures that that separate during prophase and help to organize a spindle. |
| Spindle | Microtubule structures that help separate chromosomes |
| Metaphase | Phase of mitosis in which chromosome line up at the center of the cell |
| Equatorial plate | the center of the cell, location of chromosome during metaphase |
| Anaphase | phase of mitosis in which centromeres split and chromatids move to opposite poles |
| Telophase | the final phase of mitosis |
| Cell Plate | forms in plant cells following mitosis |
| Cyclins | molecules regulate the timing of the cell cycle |
| Cancer | uncontrolled cell growth |