DNA & Cell Division Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mitosis : cell division, includes four phases
• replication : takes place during interphase, dna is copied
• cytokinesis : after mitosis, when the cell separates into two new cells
• adenine : the base in dna that is often represented as "a"
• thymine : the base in dna that is often represented as "t"
• cytosine : the base in dna that is often represented as "c"
• guanine : the base in dna that is often represented as "g"
• uracil : the base in rna that is different from dna, starts with "u"
• chromosome : the form dna takes when it is twisted up into an x-shape
• doublehelix : the shape of dna, it resembles a twisted ladder
• interphase : normal state of the cell, grows and prepares to divide
• prophase : first part of mitosis when the dna twists up into chromosomes
• metaphase : part of mitosis when the chromosomes line up down the middle
• cellcycle : in general, the regular sequence of growth and division during a cells life
• telophase : last part of mitosis, the cell begins to pinch
• chromatin : the form dna takes when it is relaxed, it looks like noodles
• daughter : " _ cells", the name of the new cells after division
• anaphase : the part of mitosis when the chromosomes are pulled apart
• fourtysix : total amount of chromosomes that are in each cell