Mitosis & Meiosis Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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• ana phase : third phase of mitosis in which the centrosomeres split and the chromatid pairs of each chromosome are pulled apart by microtubules.
• cell cycle : continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell.
• telophase : final phase of mitosis during which new cells prepare for their own independent existence.
• sister chromatid : identical halves of a duplicated parent chromosome formed during the prophase stage of mitosis; the halves are held together by a centromere.
• centromere : cell structure that joins two sister chromatids of a chromosome.
• inter phase : cell growth phase where a cell increases in size, carries on metabolism, and duplicates chromosomes prior to division.
• mitosis : period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cells are formed, each containing a complete set of chromosomes.
• meta phase : short second phase of mitosis where doubled chromosomes move to the equator of the spindle and chromatids are attached by centrosomes to a separates spindle fiber.
• cancer : uncontrolled cell division that may be cause by environmental factors and/or changes in enzymes production in the cell cycle.
• chromosome : cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed from generation to generation of cells.
• cytokinesis : cell process following mitosis or meiosis in which the cell’s cytoplasm divides and separates into new cells.
• chromatin : long strands of dna found in the eukaryotic cell membrane, condense to form chromosomes.
• meiosis : type of cell division where one body cell produces four gametes, each containing half the number of chromosomes as a parent’s body cell.
• spindle : cell structures composed of microtubule fibers; forms between the centrioles during prophase and shorten during anaphase, pulling apart sister chromatids.
• pro phase : first and longest phase of mitosis where chromatin coils into visible chromosomes.