Cell Division Vicabulary Flashcards
1
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The regular sequenceof growthand division that cells undergo.
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Cell Cycle
2
Q
The stage of the cell cycle that takes place before cell division occurs; during this stage, the cell grows, copies its DNA, and prepares to divide.
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Interphase
3
Q
The proccess by which a cell makes a copy of its DNA in its nucleus.
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Replication
4
Q
The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides ino two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell.
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Mitosis
5
Q
A double rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
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Chromosone
6
Q
One of the identical rods of a chromosome.
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Chromatid
7
Q
The final stage of the cell cycle, in which the cell’s cytoplasm divides, distributing the organells into each of the new cells.
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Cytokinesis
