Understanding Cell Division

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What is Cell Division?

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Process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells.

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Mitosis

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Type of cell division resulting in two identical daughter cells.

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Meiosis

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Cell division producing four genetically diverse gametes.

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Interphase

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Cell cycle phase where the cell grows and DNA is replicated.

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Prophase

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Chromosomes condense, spindle fibers form, nuclear envelope breaks down.

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plate.

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Anaphase

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Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles.

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Telophase

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Chromosomes de-condense, nuclear envelope re-forms.

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Cytokinesis

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Division of the cytoplasm, resulting in two separate cells.

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Mitosis vs. Meiosis

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Mitosis: 2 identical cells; Meiosis: 4 diverse cells.