cell divison vob. Flashcards
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cell cycle
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the regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
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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
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replication
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the process by witch a cell makes a copy of DNA in its nucleus
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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
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chromosome
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a double rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information
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chromatid
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one of the identical rods of a chromosome
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cytokinesis
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the final stage of the cell cycle, in witch the cell`s cytoplasm divides distributing the organelles into each of the two new cells
