Cell Cycle and Mitosis

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An ordered sequence of events in the life of a cell

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Cell cycle

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Cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

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Mitosis

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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Four stages of mitosis

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First phase of mitosis, during which the chromatin changes into chromosomes, spindle fibers form, and the nuclear membrane disappears

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Prophase

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The second stage in mitosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate in the middle of the cell

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Metaphase

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The third phase of mitosis, where chromatids of each chromosome separate at the centromere and move in opposite directions.

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Anaphase

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Division of the cytoplasm and its organelles after mitosis is complete.

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Cytokinesis

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A piece of chromatin that has folded many times to form a thick structure that stains dark and is visible with a light microscope.

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Chromosomes

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Combination of DNA and its histone proteins in the nucleus.

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Chromatin

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Duplicate copies of DNA attached at a centromere; two attached chromatids make the typical X shape of a chromosome.

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Sister chromatids