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Across
The first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which
The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria are composed.
The region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach during cell division
Undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide to produce more stem cells
The final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed
Abnormal cells divide without control and can
Offspring arise from a single organism and inherit the genes of that parent only.
The cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
A process by which a cell divides into two cells.
Interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
Down
Cancer cells behave as independent cells, growing without control to form tumors
A stage which the doubled set of chromosomes separates into two identical groups that move to opposite ends of the cell
The resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis
The production of new living organisms by combining genetic info from two individuals of different types.
Each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division
The second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers
A structure in all living cells that consists of a single molecule of DNA bonded to various proteins and that carries the genes determining heredity
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
A minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division