6.2 Vocab: Chromosomes and Mitosis

Front

Division of the nucleus

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mitosis

Front

Region of chromosome where sister chromatids attach

Back

centromere

Front

Division of cytoplasm

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cytokinesis

Front

Phase of mitosis where spindle fibers attach to centromeres of sister chromatids.

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metaphase

Front

Coiled structures of DNA and proteins

Back

chromosome

Front

Phase of mitosis where sister chromatids separate and centromeres divide.

Back

anaphase

Front

Segment of DNA with instructions to make a protein

Back

gene

Front

Two copies of replicated DNA forming a chromosome.

Back

chromatid

Front

First and longest phase of mitosis

Back

prophase

Front

uncoiled DNA

Back

chromatin