Cell Cycle

4. the first stage of cell division
5. not harmful in effect
6. a swelling of a part of the body
10. the cell synthesizes a complete copy of the DNA in its nucleus
11. the final phase of cell division
12. carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
14. containing two complete sets of chromosomes
16. molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
18. period of rapid cell growth and protein synthesis during which the cell prepares itself for mitosis
19. each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division
20. stage where the cell is preparing to divide
21. a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells
22. the stage of mitosis after the process of metaphase
23. genetically identical to the parent cell
25. Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, but not necessarily restricted to a single cell.
26. the cell divides its copied DNA and cytoplasm to make two new cells

1. carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
2. that grow uncontrollably and spread locally and/or to distant sites
3. region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach
7. the process of making an RNA copy of a gene's DNA sequence
8. DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules
9. the second stage of cell division
10. divides the genetic material in a cell
13. series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides
15. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells
17. the phase of the cell cycle in which a typical cell spends most of its life
24. it is paired with guanine in double-stranded DNA.