Cell Cycle and Mitosis

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During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell? Options: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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anaphase

Front

What is the repeating series of events that describe the life of the cell?

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cell cycle

Front

the uncontrolled division of cells that results in malignant growth

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cancer

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Two copies of replicated DNA that form a chromosome.

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chromatid

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The name for the uncoiled DNA.

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chromatin

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Coiled structures made of DNA and proteins.

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chromosome

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Division of the cytoplasm that results in two daughter cells.

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cytokinesis

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The process in which all of the nuclear DNA is copied.

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DNA replication

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Longest phase of cell cycle. Cell grows, DNA is copied, and organelles are made. Options: mitosis, interphase, prophase, cytokinesis

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interphase

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Phase in which the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell, spindle fibers attach to the centromere. Options: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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metaphase