What is the 2nd stage in mitosis
metaphase
at what stage do two new daughter cells appear
Cytokinesis
What are chromatids?
when chromosomes replicate and divide into two identical strands
At what phase does a cell spend 90% of its time?
Interphase
The chromosomes are located at the equator of the cell
What is metaphase?
A cell with 12 pairs of chromosomes will have this many chromosomes after mitosis.
What is 24?
Proteins secreted by the body to help with cell division
What are growth factors?
Spindle fibers will connect here on the chromosomes
What is the kinetechore?
The two parts of cell division
What is mitosis and cytokinesis?
DNA will wrap around these to help form their structure
What are histone proteins?
The phase where centromeres divide and move towards opposite ends of the cell
What is anaphase?
What are the 3 reasons for Mitosis
What is growth, replace, and repair?
The spreading of cancer cells
What is metastasis?
All cells that start the process of mitosis are this
What is diploid?
Cell death
What is apoptosis?
Genes that code for proteins that stop the cell cycle
What is p53 gene?
These help form the cell plate
What are vesicles?
The three checkpoints of cell division
What is middle of G1, end of G2, and between metaphase and anaphase?
Name the entire cell cycle in order
G1
S
G2
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
If there are 9 double chromosomes in a cell, there are this many kinetechores
What is 18?
3 Conditions that must be met for cell division to occur.
What is anchorage dependence, density-dependent inhibition, and chemical factors?