Cell Cycle and Mitosis

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What is the name of the enzyme that unwinds and unzips DNA?

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DNA Helicase

Front

What occurs during the S phase of the cell cycle?

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DNA is replicated.

Front

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell is not actively dividing?

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Interphase.

Front

What is the process of cell division in animal, plant, fungi, and protists cells called?

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Mitosis.

Front

What does the 'M' in M phase stand for?

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Mitosis.

Front

What is the main purpose of mitosis?

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To produce two genetically identical daughter cells.

Front

What are the four main phases of mitosis?

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.

Front

What happens during prophase?

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Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

Front

What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

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To help separate the chromosomes during cell division.

Front

What is cytokinesis?

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The process that divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.