Cell Division Vocab

Front

Carries genetic info; Made of DNA & protein.

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chromosome

Front

Chromosomes condense; centrioles move to opposite sides; spindle fibers form.

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prophase

Front

Chromosomes align in the middle

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metaphase

Front

Sister chromatids pull apart.

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anaphase

Front

Cell functions, DNA & organelles copy during:

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interphase

Front

Final stage of mitosis; spindle fibers disappear, nuclear membrane reforms.

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telophase

Front

Cytoplasm division

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cytokinesis

Front

Daughter strands of a duplicated chromosome

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chromatid

Front

Holds 2 chromatids together

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centromere

Front

Structure for cell division that pulls chromatids apart.

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centrioles