Mitosis Crossword Puzzle

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Mitosis Crossword Puzzle

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  • pro phase : first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
  • cell division : the process of a cell dividing into two new daughter cells
  • asexual : process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
  • chromatin : substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of dna tightly coiled around histones
  • cytokinesis : division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
  • cell cycle : series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
  • centriole : structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
  • sexual reproduction : type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
  • chromosome : threadlike structure of dna and protein that contains genetic information
  • inter phase : period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
  • telo phase : phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
  • meta phase : phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
  • ana phase : phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
  • chromatid : one of two identical “sister” parts of a duplicated chromosome
  • mitosis : part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides