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| thread like structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information |
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| series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells |
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| part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides |
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| first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible |
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| one of two identical"sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome |
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| phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell |
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| phase of mitosis in which in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin |
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| substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones |
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| period of the cell between cell divisions |
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| division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells |
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| structure in an animal cell that helps organize cell division |
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| region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach. |
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| phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell |
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