Mitosis

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What does DNA stand for?

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DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

Front

During interphase, what does the cell do?

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The cell replicates its DNA.

Front

What is the process called where one cell forms two identical daughter cells?

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Cell division (mitosis)

Front

What is the last stage of the cell cycle in which the cytoplasm divides to form two identical cells?

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Cytokinesis

Front

What forms during prophase of mitosis and attaches to chromosomes at the centromere?

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Spindle fibers

Front

What is the first stage of mitosis where chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down?

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Prophase

Front

What is the stage of mitosis where chromosomes align at the cell's equator?

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Metaphase

Front

What is the stage of mitosis where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell?

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Anaphase

Front

What is the final stage of mitosis where the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes?

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Telophase

Front

What is the term for the entire process of cell growth and division?

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Cell cycle