Cell Cycle

2. identical copies of a chromosome
3. programmed cell death
6. third stage of mitosis
9. a cellular structure carrying genetic material
10. a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells conventionally divided into five stages
14. process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells
16. the phase of the cell cycle that includes mitosis and cytokinesis
18. Likes to chase mice
19. first stage of mitosis, the miotic spindle begins to form
20. area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached
23. the first gap or growth phase
24. an ordered sequence of events in the life of a cell

1. fourth and final stage of mitosis
4. the division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis
5. the period in the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing
7. DNA and protein that makes up chromosomes
8. Man's best friend
11. midline of dividing cells
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13. Has a trunk
15. the synthesis phase of the cell cycle
17. the second gap or growth phase
21. second stage of mitosis, the spindle is complete and the chromosomes are aligned at the plate
22. Flying mammal
23. a haploid cell such as an egg or sperm