Chapter 10 Cell Growth and Division Vocabulary Practice

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Mitosis

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Part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides.

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Cyclins

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One of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells.

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Chromatid

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One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome.

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Centriole

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Structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division (spindle fibers form here).

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Chromatin

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Substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones.

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Interphase

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division, including DNA replication.

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Cytokinesis

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The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm divides, resulting in two daughter cells.

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Cell Cycle

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The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.

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Centromere

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The region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids are joined.

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Spindle Fibers

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Structures that help separate the chromosomes during cell division.