Mitosis

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What must be copied before cells can divide?

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DNA

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Front

What level of organization is the liver?

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Organ

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Why is it important to replicate DNA before a cell divides?

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In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.

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What is the process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells?

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Mitosis

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Front

What is the structure that holds sister chromatids together?

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Centromere

Front

What are the two main stages of the cell cycle?

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Interphase and Mitosis.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Front

What happens during prophase in mitosis?

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Chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

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What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

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They help separate the chromosomes.

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Front

What is a chromatid?

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One half of a duplicated chromosome.

Front

What occurs during metaphase?

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Chromosomes line up at the cell's equator.

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