Mitosis Flashcards
Cell cycle
When cells in a organism go through a cycle of growth, development, and divsion.
Mitosis
The process by which a parent cell divides into two identical daughter cell
Interphase
The stage of the cell cycle between periods of mitosis in which cells grow.
prophase
The first phase of mitosis during which chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane starts to disappear
Metaphase
The second phase of mitosis which chromosomes line up along the center of the cell
Anaphase
The third phase of mitosis during which each chromosomes is pulled apart by spindle fibers and the resulting daughter chromosomes are pulled to the opposite sides of the cell.
Telophase
The fourth and final phase of mitosis during which a nuclear membrane forms around chromosomes on opposite sides of the cell and the chromosomes became unwound DNA in a newly formed nucleus.
Cytokinesis
A stage of the cell cycle during which the cell membrane pinched in and the cytoplasm divides into two daughters cells after mitosis.
Centriole
An organelle found near the nucleus in animal cells that forms the spindle fibers that pull chromosomes apart during mitosis.
Chromosome
The part of a cell that contains genes
DNA
The chemical found in cells that is main component of chromosomes and carries genetic information
Centromere
A structure that holds the sister chromatids together.
Sister Chromatids
Two identical chromatids that make up a duplicated chromosomes.
Daughter cell
The result of the cell cycle where two genetically identical cells are formed
