Cell Cycle

1. Characteristic of daughter cells produced by mitosis.
7. Period of preparation for cell division.
8. Gene that tells the cell cycle to continue.
9. Part of the cell cycle in which chromosomes are lined up at the equator.
10. Type of cell that can reproduce using mitosis.
11. What DNA must do before cell division to ensure each daughter cell receives a complete genome.
13. Gene that tells the cell cycle to stop.
16. Period of nuclear division.
19. The spreading of cancerous cells from the original site to a secondary site.
20. Tightly coiled genetic material visible during mitosis.
22. The continuous growth and division of a cell.
24. Loose, unpacked genetic material visible during interphase.
25. Prominent organelle visible during interphase.
26. A cell that has lost control of the cell cycle.
27. Type of cell with multiple mutations that has lost control of the cell cycle.

2. Animal cell organelles that play a large role in cell division.
3. Characteristic of animal cell cytokinesis.
4. Two identical copies of a chromosome are called sister _____.
5. Part of the cell cycle when nuclei reform and chromosomes uncoil.
6. Part of the cell cycle in which chromosomes are pulled toward opposite poles.
12. Region of the chromosome where sister chromatids are linked.
14. Part of the cell cycle in which the nucleus disappears and chromosomes condense.
15. Anything that increases the likelihood of developing cancer.
17. Polysaccharide that transported to the cell plate via vesicles in plant cells.
18. Mitosis is considered to be a type of _____ reproduction.
21. Anything that can potentially alter DNA.
23. Period of cytoplasmic division.