Cell Cycle

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What is the condensed form of DNA found during mitosis?

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Chromosome

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What happens to chromosomes during prophase of mitosis?

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They form and the nuclear envelope disappears.

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Is cytokinesis a phase of mitosis?

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False

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What regulates the cell cycle?

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Both cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases.

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What does NOT happen during interphase?

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Cell division.

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What is interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell grows, duplicates its DNA, and prepares for division.

Front

What are the main stages of the cell cycle?

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Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis.

Front

What is the role of cyclins in the cell cycle?

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Cyclins are proteins that regulate the timing of the cell cycle.

Front

What is the function of centromeres?

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Centromeres are the regions of chromosomes where sister chromatids are joined.

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What occurs during metaphase of mitosis?

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Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell.