Chapter 2 - Lesson 3 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 first stage of the cell cycle, period before cell division
3
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Replication
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The process where a cell makes an exact copy of the DNA in its nucleus
4
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Chromosomes
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Threadlike structures within the nucleus made out of DNA and proteins
5
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Mitosis
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Second stage of the cell, the cell’s nucleus divided into 2 new nuclei and one set of DNA is distributed into each daughter cell
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Cytokinesis
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Final stage of the cell cycle, completes the process of cell division, the cytoplasm divides
