Meiosis and Mitosis Crossword Puzzle

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• meiosis : a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.
• mitosis : cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
• prophase : chromosomes become visible, nuclear envelop dissolves, spindle forms
• interphase : period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
• anaphase : phase in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
• metaphase : chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
• telophase : 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.
• cytokinesis : division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
• chromosomes : threadlike structures made of dna molecules that contain the genes
• chromatids : two identical chromosomes that split and contain the same genetic material
• crossing over : exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during prophase i of meiosis
• nucleus : control center of the cell