cell division vocabulary Crossword

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.
The resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis.
Either of the two cells formed when a cell undergoes cell division by mitosis.
The first stage of cell division, before metaphase.
A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells.
The second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase.
The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria are composed.
The stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another.
Each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division
The final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase.
Two identical copies of a single replicated chromosome that are connected by a centromere.
The division of cells after either mitosis or meiosis I and II.
A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of cells.
Also known as the nuclear membrane.
Two chromosomes, one of paternal origin, the other of maternal origin, that are identical in appearance and pair during meiosis.
A small dense spherical structure in the nucleus.
A unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring.
A protein structure that forms on a chromatid during cell division.
The number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei.
A protein structure that divides the genetic material in a cell.
A minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells.
A radiating array of microtubules associated with a centrosome in a dividing cell.
The region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach.
An organelle near the nucleus of a cell which contains the centrioles.