Mitosis Vocabulary

The process of one parent cell dividing into two daughter cells

• chromosome

• cell division

• cell cycle

• DNA

A structure made of DNA and protein. Found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Cell cycle

• gene

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Genetic material

• Cell division

• DNA

• chromosome

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The period of time from the beginning of one cell division to the beginning of the next

• cell division

• mitosis

• cell cycle

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*The part of cell division (PMAT) where the nucleus divides and results in two identical daughter cells

**Produces body cells

• DNA

• mitosis

• cell division

• interphase

*The stage of the cell cycle that occurs between cell divisions

*The longest stage/phase

*Cell grows and develops

*Chromosomes double

• mitosis

• interphase

• prophase

• anaphase

*Chromosomes are visible

*Nuclear membrane disappears

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• telophase

*Chromosomes line up in the middle

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

*Chromosomes split apart/pull away

• interphase

• metaphase

• anaphase

• telophase

*Cells begin to separate into two daughter cells

*Chromosomes cluster in the center of each new cell

• anaphase

• metaphase

• telophase

• cytokinesis