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Mitosis
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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
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 halves of a replicted chromosome
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chromatin
Definition
DNA strands in the nucleus during interphase
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chromosome
Definition
a structure formed from condensed chromatin
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cytokinesis
Definition
the division of the cytoplasm of the call to form two daughter cells
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DNA
Definition
a molecule that carries genetic information
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interphase
Definition
the period in the cell cycle during which the cell grows,matures,and duplicates genetic information
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mitosis
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the equal division of the chromosomes into two genetically identical daughter nuclei.mitosis consists of four stages
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