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Division of nucleus

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Mitosis

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Also known as karyokinesis

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Mitosis

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Result in a division of the cell nucleus and is divided into a series of phases

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Mitosis

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Phases of mitosis

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  1. Prophase
  2. Prometaphase
  3. Metaphase
  4. Anaphase
  5. Telophase
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Start of mitosis

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Prophase

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First phase

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Prophase

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Breakdown of nuclear membrane. Spindle fiber appears. Chromosomes condense. Nucleolus disappear.

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Prophase

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The first change phase

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Prometaphase

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Spindle fibers attach to chromosomes. Chromosomes condense. Sister chromatids develops a protein structure

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Prometaphase

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Protein structure

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Kinetochore

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Microtubules that do not engage the chromosomes

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Polar Microtubules

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Chromosomes at the center

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Metaphase

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Change phase

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes align

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Metaphase

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Chromatids to opposite poles

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Anaphase

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Awkward phase

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Anaphase

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Cells become visibly elongated (oval shape). Centromeres divide. Sister chromatids move to opposite poles

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Anaphase

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Reformation of nuclei

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Telophase

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Distance phase

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Telophase

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Nuclear membrane reforms. Chromosomes decondense. Spindle fibers disappear. Nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes.

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Telophase

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Cell motion

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Cytokinesis

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Cytoplasm divides. Parent cell becomes two daughter cells with identical genetic information

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Cytokinesis

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Fissure in animal cells

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Cleavage furrow

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The middle structure in plant cells

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Cell plate

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Number of chromosomes in humans

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46 chromosomes

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Fertilized egg that undergoes continuous mitotic division

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Zygote

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Located in chromosome 17

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p53 proteins

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Cells that undergo continuous division without stopping

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Cancer

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