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| A chromosome is a threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information; in eukaryotes, chromosomes are found in the nucleus; in prokayotes, they are found in the cytoplasm. |
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| A chromatin is a substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones. |
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| A cell cycle is a series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells. |
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| A centriole is a structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division. |
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| Cytokinesis is the divison of the cytoplasm to form two seperate daughter cells. |
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| A chromatid is one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome. |
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| A centromere is a region of a chromosome where two sister chromatids attach. |
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| An anaphase is a phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes seperate and move to opposite ends pf the cell. |
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| A metaphase is a phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell. |
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| Mitosis is the part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides. |
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The prophase is the first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible.
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| A telophase is the phase of mitosis in which distenct individual chromosomes begin to spread into a tangel of chromatin. |
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| interphase is a period of the cell cycle between cell division. |
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