Biology Crossword Puzzle

process by which a cell divides into 2 new "daughter" cells
production of genetically identical offspring from single parent
type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite
threadlike structure within nucleus that contains genetic information that is passed from one generation to next
series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides into 2 daughter cells
part of eukaryotic cell division during which cells nucleus divides
first and longest phase of mitosis
one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across center of cell
phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA
period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
phase of mitosis in which chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
one of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells
one of a group of external regulatory proteins that stimulates the growth and division of cells
the process of programmed cell death
disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue