Cell Cycle
Mitosis
DNA
100
3 stages of the cell cycle, in order
What is interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
100
Phase of mitosis where chromosomes align in the center of the cell
What is metaphase
100
Loose form of DNA found in the nucleus during interphase
What is chromatin
200
Process of nuclear division, producing two genetically identical nuclei
What is mitosis
200
Phase of mitosis where the chromatids reach the opposite ends of the cell and nuclear membranes re-form around them
What is telophase
200
A section of DNA that codes for a protein
What is a gene
300
Stage of the cell cycle where cell grows and copies its DNA
What is interphase
300
Phase of mitosis where chromatin condenses into chromosomes and nuclear membrane breaks down
What is prophase
300
The condensed, tightly wound form of DNA
What is a chromosome
400
Process of cytoplasmic division, producing two separate cells
What is cytokinesis
400
Phase of mitosis where spindle fibers shorten, pulling sister chromatids apart
What is anaphase
400
Two identical pieces of DNA connected together in one chromosome
What are chromatids
500
Why is it important to have checkpoints in the cell cycle?
So that mistakes/mutations are not passed on when cells replicate
500
Process of programmed cell death
What is apoptosis
500
The structure that holds together the two identical pieces that make up a duplicated chromosome
What is a centromere
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