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| mitosis | process in which the nucleus divides to form two identical nuclei. |
| chromosomes | structures in the nucleus that contain hereditary material. |
| asexual reproduction | produces a new organsim that has hereditary material identical to that of the parent organism. |
| interphase | period of growth and development in a cell. |
| prophase | stage of mitosis when duplicated chromosomes become visible and nuclear membrane breaks down. |
| metaphase | stage of mitosis when chromosomes line up across the center of the cell. |
| anaphase | stage of mitosis when duplicated chromosomes seperate and move toward opposite ends of the cell. |
| telophase | stage of mitosis when chromosomes become harder to see and the cell divides into two new cells. |
| fission | occurs when prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria divide into two identical organisms. |
| budding | is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism grows from the body of the parent organism. |
| regeneration | occurs when a whole organism grows from a peice of an organism or regrows damaged or lost body parts. |
| spindle fibers | threadlike structures that stretch across the cell from centriole to centriole. |
