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Cell cycle
Chapter 5
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Biology
11th Grade
05/06/2014

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Chromatid
Definition
A chromatid is one copy of a duplicated chromosome, which generally is joined to the other copy by a centromere,[1] for the process of nuclear division (mitosis or meiosis).
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Chromosome
Definition
A chromosome is a structure of DNA, protein, and RNA found in cells.
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Mitosis
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Mitosis is the process, in the cell cycle, by which a cell duplicates into two genetically identical daughter cells.
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Meiosis
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Meiosis is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.
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Spindle
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Spindle apparatus refers to the subcellular structure that segregates chromosomes between daughter cells during cell division.
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