MITOSIS Flashcards
cell cycle
when cells in an organism go through a cycle of growth, development and division
mitosis
the process by which a parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells
interphase
the stage of the cell cycle between periods of mitosis in which the cell grows
prophase
the first phase of mitosis during which chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane start to disappear
metphase
the second phase of mitosis during which chromosomes line up along the center of the cell
anaphase
the third phase of mitosis during witch each chromosome is pulled apart by spindle fibers and the resulting daughter chromosomes are pulled opposite sides of the cell
Telophase
the fourth and final phase mitosis during which a nuclear membrane forms around chromosomes on opposite sides of the cell and the chromosomes become unwound dna in a newly formed nulcas
cytokinesis
A stage of the cell cycle during witch the cell membrane pinched is and the cytoplasm divides into two daughter cells after mitosis
centrile
an organelle found near the nucleolus in anmails cells that forms in spindle fibers that pull chromosomes apart doing mitosis
chromosome
the part of the cell contains genes
DNA
the chemical found in cells that is the main component of chromosome and carry genetic information
centromere
A structure that holds the sister chromatids together
sister chromatids
two identical chromatids that make up a duplicated chromosome
Daughter cell
the result of the cell cycle where two genetically identical cells are formed
