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Biology
9th Grade
01/14/2014

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A Chromosome
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is a bundled up package of genetic information.
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Chromatin
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is a complex of chromosomes and proteins
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The Cell Cycle
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is the series of events cells go through as they grow and divide.
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Interphase
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is the "in-between" period of growth of cells.
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Mitosis
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is the first of two main stages of cell division, division of the cell nucleus.
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Cytokinesis
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is the second main stage, division of the cytoplasm.
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Prophase
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is the first and usually the longest of the phases of mitosis.
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The Centromere
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is the region of a chromosome where two sister chromatids attach.
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A Chromatid, or sister chromatid
Definition
is a strand of DNA in the duplicated chromosome.
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Centrioles
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are structures in an animal cell that help to organize cell division.
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Metaphase
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is second phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell.
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Anaphase
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is the phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.
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Telophase
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is the final phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin.
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