UNIT 4 VOCABULARY Crossword

Process by which a cell divides into the daughter cells
Part of cell division when the cell nucleus divides
Division of the cytoplasm
One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
Period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
Series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
First and longest step of mitosis
Fan-like microtubule structure that separate the chromosomes
One of two tiny structure located in the cytoplasm
Second phase of mitosis
Third phase of mitosis
Final phase of mitosis
Regulate the cell cycle
Disorder when cells lose the ability to control growth
Chromosomes that have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent
Contains both sets of chromosomes
Contains only one set of chromosomes
The number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half
Structure that contains 4 chromatids
Homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids