Across
- 3. Division of the cytoplasm at the end of cell division
- 4. Stage of mitosis where chromosomes line up at the cell’s equator
- 5. DNA-containing structure found in the nucleus
- 6. Vertebrate known for regeneration due to stem cell activity
- 7. Region of undifferentiated plant cells that divides continually during the growing season
- 10. Type of cells that divide to form body cells
- 12. Type of cell division used by prokaryotes
- 14. Checkpoint at this stage in Interphase that ensures DNA is undamaged before replication
- 15. Phase of mitosis where two new nuclear envelopes form
- 16. Process by which cells become specialized in structure and function
- 17. Structure that attaches to chromosomes during mitosis
- 18. Stage of mitosis where sister chromatids separate
Down
- 1. All cells in sexually reproducing organisms are derived from a single cell called a ______
- 2. Cells that have not yet specialized
- 3. Genetically identical halves of a duplicated chromosome
- 8. Gene that can cause cancer when mutated or overexpressed
- 9. Programmed cell death
- 11. Stage of mitosis where chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane breaks down
- 13. Phase of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated