Understanding Cell Division

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Cell Division

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Process by which a cell divides into two new 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 that produces 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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First stage of mitosis; chromosomes condense and spindle fibers form

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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 and nuclear membranes reform

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Cytokinesis

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Division of the cytoplasm, resulting in two separate cells

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Chromosome

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DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism

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