Cell Division, Chapter 10 Crossword

the process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells
the production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent is known as asexual reproduction
offspring produced by sexual reproduction inherit some of their genetic information from each parent
DNA, genetic information, that is bundled and packaged in the cell in preparation for cell division
DNA exists in the nucleolus in chromatin form
a series of events where a cell grows, prepares for division and divides to form two daughter cells
part of cell cycle where the cell grows, DNA replicates, and the organelles and molecules produced for cell division
duplication of the cell's genetic information which is described by four phases
1st phase of mitosis, takes the longest, the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the duplicated chromosomes become visible
where the duplicated strands of DNA attach
one of the duplicated strands of DNA, sometimes the two strands are referred to sister chromatids
tiny paired structures where spindles come from to attach to the centromere to
2nd phase of mitosis, the centromere of the duplicated chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
3rd phase of mitosis, the chromosomes separate and move along spindle fibers to opposite ends of the cell
4th and final phase of mitosis, the chromosomes, which were distinct and condensed, begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
the splitting of one cell into two, occurs after the phase of mitosis are complete
proteins that regulate the timing of the cell cycle, these proteins are inside and outside of the cell
proteins that stimulate the growth and division of cells
a process of programmed cell death (two ways cells end their life cycle: damage or programmed)
a mass of body cells that do not respond to the signals that regulate the growth of most cells
a mass of cells