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Bioterms 11
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Biology
9th Grade
01/13/2015

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Chromosome
Definition
thread like structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information
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Cell Cycle
Definition
series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
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Mitosis
Definition
part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides
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Prophase
Definition
first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
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Chromatid
Definition
one of two identical"sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
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Metaphase
Definition
phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
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Telophase
Definition
phase of mitosis in which in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
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Chromatin
Definition
substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones
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Interphase
Definition
period of the cell between cell divisions
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Cytokinesis
Definition
division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
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Centriole
Definition
structure in an animal cell that helps organize cell division
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Centromere
Definition
region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach.
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Anaphase
Definition
phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
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