Cell Division Vocabulary 2022
Across
- 2. the regular pattern of growth,duplication and division
- 3. 1st stage of cell cycle where a cell is normal life
- 6. chromatids separate to opposite sides of the cell
- 8. mistake in the DNA sequence
- 10. the divison of a cell nucleus and its contents
- 15. DNA condenses and spindle fibers are formed
- 18. end of chromosomes-that prevent chromosomes from attaching to each other.
- 21. the point where 2 sister chromatids held together
- 22. 2 new identical cells after a cell divides
- 23. having only one set of chromosomes
- 24. process that divides the cell's cytoplasm into 2 newly copied cells.
Down
- 1. chromsomes are attached to the spindle at middle ( equator of cell)
- 4. stage before a cell enters mitosis
- 5. a long thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes
- 7. one half of a duplicated chromosome
- 9. protein with DNA wrapped around it
- 11. have one set of chromosomes-sperm and egg
- 12. chromosomes uncoil and cells begin to split apart
- 13. collection of an organism's complete set of chromosomes
- 14. cells spend most of their life in this phase
- 16. body cells that have 2 of every chromosome
- 17. loosely coiled strands of DNA in nucleus
- 19. having 2 of every chromosome
- 20. is a cell is copying its DNA