Biology Cell Cycle Vocab
Across
- 3. cell A cell that is not part of the germ line (i.e. does not give rise to
- 7. and pulling them to opposite ends of the cell.
- 9. A disease resulting from the uncontrolled growth and division of the cells of a multicellular organism.
- 10. replication The synthesis of a new dna molecule that has the same nucleotide
- 12. its dna and divides into identical cells.
- 13. The phase of the eukaryotic cells cycle in which a single cell divides into two cells.
- 14. begins to reform to create two separate but identical nuclei.
- 16. as a preexisting dna molecule.
- 17. The first phase of mitosis in which chromosomes condense becoming visible the nuclear membrane dissolves and the centrosomes move to opposite ends of the nucleus and spindle
- 19. The phase of mitosis in which spindle fibers begin to shorten separating the sister
- 20. cell An undifferentiated cell that can differentiate into one or more specialized cell
Down
- 1. or divide to produce more undifferentiated cells.
- 2. The phase of mitosis where chromosomes line up along an imaginary line (the metaphase plate) in the middle of the cell.
- 4. The division of the cytoplasm into two separate cells during cellular
- 5. fission A form of a sexual reproduction where a single-celled organism
- 6. The longest phase of the cell cycle in which the cell grows performs its functions
- 8. if it is going to divide replicates its dna.
- 11. form.
- 15. The phase of mitosis in which the genetic material has been separated and the nuclear
- 18. cycle The process by which cells grow and divide to produce more cells.