A | B |
cell division | process when a cell divides into new cells |
mitosis | division of the cell nucleus |
cytokinesis | division of the cytoplasm |
chromatids | identical chromosomes |
centromere | the area where sister chromatids are attached |
interphase | consists of G1, S, and G2 |
cell cycle | the stages a cell goes through |
prophase | the nuclear membrane dissolves |
centriole | two structures that anchor the spindle |
spindle | structure that helps align the chromosomes |
metaphase | chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell |
anaphase | chromosomes move away from the center of the cell |
telophase | the nuclear membranes reform around the two clusters of chromosomes |
synthesis | chromosomes get copied during this phase |