3.6 Mitosis and Cell Cycle

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What is Interphase?

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The stage of the cell cycle where the cell spends 95% of its life, during which DNA is copied.

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What is Apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.

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Why is DNA important?

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It provides the instructions/blueprint for a cell.

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What happens during Cytokinesis?

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The two daughter cells are physically separated after mitosis.

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What is the result of Mitosis?

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Daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cells.

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What are the main phases of the Cell Cycle?

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Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis.

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What occurs during Prophase?

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Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

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What is Metaphase?

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The phase of mitosis where chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plane.

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What is Anaphase?

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The phase of mitosis where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell.

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What is Telophase?

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The phase of mitosis where the chromosomes de-condense and the nuclear envelope re-forms.

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