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Chapter 10: Cell Growth and Division Vocabulary CARDS
Cell division
The process by which the cell divides into two new daughter cells.
Chromatid
One of two identical ‘sister’ parts of a duplicated chromosome
Centromere
The area in which the chromatids of a chromosome are attached.
Interphase
The period of the cell cycle between cell divisions.
Cell cycle
The series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide.
Mitosis
Part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides.
Prophase
The first and longest phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes
become visible and the centrioles separate and take up positions on the
opposite sides of the nucleus.
Centriole
One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the
nuclear envelope.
Spindle
A fan-like microtubule structure that helps separate the chromosomes during
mitosis.
Metaphase
The second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across
the center of the cell.
Anaphase
The third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and
move toward opposite poles.
Telophase
The fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes begin
to disperse into a tangle of dense material.
Cytokinesis
The division of the cytoplasm during cell division.
Cyclin
One of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in
eukaryotic cells.
Cancer
A disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control
growth.