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Mitosis
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Science
7th Grade
01/28/2010

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Term
Cell Division
Definition
the formation of two daughter cells from a single parent cell
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centriole
Definition
a cylindrical organelle in animal cells that is involved in cell division. centrioles form spindle fibers which seperate chromosomes during cell division.
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centromere
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the part of a chromosome where the chromatids are attached. during mitosis, spindle fibers attach to the chromosome at the centromere.
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chromatid
Definition
one of two identical halfs of a replicated chromosome
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chromatin
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DNA strands in the the nucleus during interphase.
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