Cell Cycle Vocabulary Answers – Flashcards

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is a gradual of a uncurius proces or simulation
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Osmosis
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regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
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cell cycle
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first stage of the cell cycle; cells grow to mature stage makes copy of DNA
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interphase
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stage when the cell's nucleus divides into two new nuclei
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mitosis
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final stage of the cell cycle, cytoplasm divides, distributing all the organelles into new cells
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cytokinesis
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when the cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus
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replication
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double rod of condensed chromatin
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chromosome
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indentical rod or strand of chromosome
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chromatid
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chromatin and nucleus condense to form chromosomes
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prophase
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chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
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metaphase
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centromeres split
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anaphase
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chromosomes begin to stretch out and lose their rod-like appearance
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telophase
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form a bridge between the ends of the cell
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spindle fiber
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holds spindle fibers
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centriole
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material in cells that contains DNA and carries genetic information
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chromatin
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holds the chromatids together
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centromere
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male sex cell
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sperm
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femal sex cell
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egg
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process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells
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meiosis
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