| A | B |
|---|
| cell division | division of cell into 2 daughter cells |
| mitosis | Results in offspring that are identical to the parent |
| cytokinesis | division of cytoplasm |
| chromosomes | contain DNA |
| cell cycle | "life cycle" of cell |
| interphase | cell grows, chromosomes replicate |
| prophase | double-stranded chromosomes are visible, centrioles move to opposite sides of cell, nuclear membrane disappears |
| metaphase | double-stranded chromosomes line up in center of cell |
| anaphase | double-stranded chromosomes separate,chromatids move to ends of cell |
| telophase | nuclear membrane reforms, cytokinesis occurs |
| sister chromatids | two strands of a double-stranded chromosome held together by centromere |
| meiosis | Involves two cell divisions that result in haploid daughter cells |
| tRNA | responsible for carrying amino acids to the ribosomes |
| rRNA | reads the message from mRNA |
| mRNA | carries the strand of DNA out of the nucleus |
| codons | sets of three nucleotides in a row |
| translation | the process of converting the DNA into a protein |
| transcription | the process of froming RNA from DNA |
