cell division- when cells divide into two cells.
chromatid- one of two identical parts of a duplicated chromosome.
centromere- area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached.
interphase- period of the cell cycle between cell divisions.
cell cycle- series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide.
mitosis- a part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nuclues divides.
prophase- first and longest phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes become visible
centriole- a small, cylindrical cell organelle that divides during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides.
spindle- a structure that forms near the cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis.
metaphase- the stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate of the spindle.
anaphase- the stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the daughter chromosomes move away from each other to opposite ends of the cell.
telophase- the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
cytokinesis- the division of the cell cytoplasm in mitosis or meiosis.
cyclin- A class of proteins that fluctuate in concentration at specific points during the cell cycle and that regulate the cycle by binding to a kinase.
cancer- a malignant and invasive growth or tumor.
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