2.3 The Cell Cycle Flashcards
the life cycle of a cell
cell cycle
in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA
chromosome
chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure
homologous chromosomes
in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes
mitosis
cell division in bacteria
binary fission
the first stage in the cell cycle
interphhase
the two copies of a chromosome after is it duplicated
chromatids
chromatids are are held together at a region called the
centromere
the division of the cytoplasm in a cell
cytokinesis
this forms in eukaryotic cells and it contains materials for new cell membranes
cell plate