Cell Differentiation and Division

a process by which a cell divides into 2 new daughter cells

process by which a single parent reproduces by itself

process by which 2 cells from different parents fuse , or join together, to produce the 1st cell of a new organism

a threadlike structure that contains the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next .

substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones

series of events a cell goes through as it grows through as it grows and divides

a long period of a cell cycle between one cell division to the next

part of the eukaryotic cell cycle during which the nucleus divides

the part of eukaryotic cell cycle during which the cytoplasm divides

first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condences and the chromosomes become visible

area where 2 sister chromatids are attached

1 of 2 idenital "sister" parts of a replicated chromosome

phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell

phase of mitosis in which chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell

phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatain