121-130 Vocab

Front

Regions of chromosome where sister chromatids attach.

Back

centromere

Front

One of the two identical sister parts of a duplicate chromosome is a ____________

Back

chromatid

Front

Fanlike microtubule structure that separates chromosomes during mitosis:

Back

spindle

Front

A threadlike structure of DNA and proteins containing genetic information.

Back

chromosome

Front

Disorder where body's cells lose growth control:

Back

cancer

Front

Structure in animal cell organizing division: ____________

Back

centriole

Front

Period between cell divisions in the cell cycle.

Back

interphase

Front

Series of events where a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides into 2 daughter cells.

Back

cell cycle

Front

Division of cytoplasm to form 2 daughter cells is called ____________

Back

cytokinesis

Front

Part of eukaryotic cell division when the nucleus divides.

Back

mitosis