Biology Flash Cards Cell Division

Biology Flash Cards Cell Division

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Cell Cycle
Answer 1
The life of a cell divided into various stages called interphase.
Mitosis
A type of cell division in which a daughter cell receives the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell
Cytokinesis
The division of a cell
Interphase
The time interval between nuclear divisions when a call increases in mass, roughly doubles the cytoplasmic components and duplicates is chromosomes
Chromatin
The complex DNA and protein that make up chromosomes
Chromosome
A package of DNA made up of two chromatin held together by centromere.
Centromere
The structure that holds chromtids together
Sister Chromatids
Qa chromosome and its duplicate attached to one another by a centromere until serparated during mitosis
Centriole
Small protein body found in the cytoplasm of animal cells that provide attachement for spindle firbes during cell division
Spindle Fibres
Protien structure that guides chromosomes during cell division
Prophase
Q
Trisomy
The condition in which there are three homologous chromosomes in a place of a homologous pair
Metaphase
Q
Telophase
Q
Haploid
Refers to the number of chromosomes in a gamete