 | Term | Definition |
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Mitosis |
when cells reproduce in a process of duplication and division |
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Interphase |
The longest period of the cycle in which DNA duplicates in the chromatin of the nucleoplasm; everything is in tact |
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Chromatin |
a network of fine fibrils; not visible |
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Prophase |
When the chromatin thickens shortens and coils to form condensed chromatin or chromosomes; Each chromasome consists of two chromatids connected by the centromere |
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Aster |
microtubules that are sent from the two centrioles on opposite sides |
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Metaphase |
when strands of spindle fibers project across the cell center from paired centrioles; the chromatids attach to the centromere and line up in the center |
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Anaphase |
the centromere divides to the ipsilateral pole of the cell with each daughter centromere attached to one chromatid |
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Telophase |
when the cell pinches off in the center, forming two daughter cells, each identical to the mother cell (assuming no mutations); the nuclear membrane and nucleolus reappear; the chromasomes fade to chromatin |
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