Mitosis & Cell Cycle

Front

What phase do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

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Metaphase

Front

What occurs during the S phase of the cell cycle?

Back

DNA replication

Front

In which phase does a cell spend the most time?

Back

Interphase

Front

During which phase are sister chromatids pulled apart?

Back

Anaphase

Front

What processes occur during Interphase?

Back

Cell growth and DNA replication

Front

What is the first phase of mitosis?

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Prophase

Front

What is the final phase of mitosis?

Back

Telophase

Front

What is the purpose of mitosis?

Back

To divide a single cell into two identical daughter cells.

Front

What is the cell cycle?

Back

The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.

Front

What are chromatids?

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Identical copies of a chromosome, joined together by a centromere.