Chapter 10 Vocabulary. Biology Flashcards
Chromatid
each chromosome is replicated so each chromosome consists of two identical chromatids
Cell Division
the process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells
centromere
where the pair of chromatids is attached
interphase
the in between period of cell growth
cell cycle
the series of events that cells go through as the grow and divide
mitosis
the first stage, division of the cell nucleus
prophase
the first and longest phase of mitosis
centriole
two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope
spindle
a fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes
metaphase
second phase of mitosis
anaphase
third phase of mitosis
telophase
the final phase of mitosis
cytokinesis
the division of the cytoplasm itself
cyclin
the protein that regulates the cell cycle
cancer
a disorder in which some of the body’s own cells lose the ability to control growth
