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Cell Division and Mitosis

Across
a stage in the eukaryotic cell cycle at which the cell examines internal and external cues and "decides" whether or not to move forward with division.
a protein that is at the centromeric center of a chromosome during mitosis
the stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
the final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed.
identical strands joined by a kinetochore when a chromosome duplicates during the S cycle of the cell cycle
a microscopic tubular structure present in numbers in the cytoplasm of cells, sometimes aggregating to form more complex structures.
the place where sister chromatids join
a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.
Down
the resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis
a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
a parent cell divides and makes more cells
thread-like structures in the nucleus of a cell that contains the DNA
a nucleic acid that contains the genetic information for cell growth division and function
the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears.
the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers.
the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis that leads to separation into two daughter cells.