Cell Division Flashcards
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Cell Cycle
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The regular sequence of growth and division that cells
undergo
2
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interphase
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the stage of the cell cycle that takes place before cell division occurs; during this stage ,the cell grows, copies DNA , and prepares to divide.
3
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Replication
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the process by which a cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus
4
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mitosis
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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
5
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chromosome
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a double rod of condensed chromatin ; contains DNA that carries genetic information
6
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chromatid
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one of the identical rods of chromosome
7
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cytokinesis
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the final stage of the cell cycle, in which the cell’s cytoplasm divides , distributing the organelles into each of two new cells
