Cell Division and Mitosis
Across
- 2. when a new genetically identical individual cell forms on the body of the parent cell
- 4. the phase where the nuclear envelope breaks down
- 5. programmed cell death
- 7. a segment of DNA that stores genetic information
- 8. cycle the regular pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells, or cells with nuclei
- 12. the phase where sister chromatids move away to opposite sides of the cell
- 14. the genetic material that contains information that determines an organism’s inherited characteristics
- 15. strands of replicated chromosomes
- 17. differentiation the process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure and function during the development of a multicellular organism
- 18. a cell formed when a sperm cell and an egg cell fuse
- 19. the phase where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and the nucleus is disassembled
- 20. cells a unique type of body cell that can develop into a variety of specialized cells through differentiation
Down
- 1. when a piece of an organism grows into a new genetically identical organism
- 3. one long continuous thread of DNA that consists of many genes
- 6. the phase where nuclear membranes start to form
- 8. the stage that divides the cell cytoplasm, creating two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell
- 9. the part of a chromosome where sister chromatids are held rogether
- 10. cells spend most of their time in this phase
- 11. uncontrolled cell growth
- 13. cell organelle that holds your DNA
- 16. cell division that only occurs in body cells