Mitosis Flashcards
Cytokinesis
Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Mitosis
Part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides
Chromatids
One of the two identical sister parts of a duplicated chromosome
Centromeres
Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
Interphase
Period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
Cell cycle
Series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
Prophase
First and longest phase if mitosis during which the chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up positions on the opposite sides of the nucleus
Centrioles
One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope
Spindle
Fanlike micro tube structure that helps desperate the chromosome during mitosis
Metaphase
Second phase
Anaphase
Third phase
Telophase
Fourth and final stage
Cell division
Series of events cells go through as they grow and divide
Cyclin
One of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
Cancer
Disorder in which some of the body’s own cells lose the ability to control growth