mitosis

• Mitosis


  A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.

  
• prophase


  Chromosomes become visible, nuclear membrane dissolves, spindle fibers forms

  
• metaphase


  Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

  
• anaphase


  Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell

  
• telophase


  Phase of mitosis in which a nuclear membrane reforms around each new set of chromosomes.

  
• cytokinesis


  Division of the cytoplasm during cell division

  
• interphase


  A period of time in between mitosis during which a cell grows and copies its DNA,

  Cell spend most of its time in this phase.

  
• centromere


  Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached

  
• centriole


  Cell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells only

  
• spindle fibers


  help pull apart the cell during replication and are made up of micrtubules

  
• chromatin


  DNA and protein that makes up chromosomes

  
• chromosome


  A threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus. Each chromosome consists of one very long DNA molecule and associated proteins.

  
• chromatid


  one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome