Across
- 4. the fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes unwind into a tangle of chromatin.
- 5. Cell Division - including mitosis and cytokinesis
- 6. the area where each pair of chromatids is joined
- 7. Preparing for Cell Division - many of the organelles and molecules required for cell division are produced.
- 8. DNA Replication- new DNA is synthesized when the chromosomes are replicated.
- 9. In the eukaryotic cell cycle, the time between cell divisions. It is a period of growth that consists of the G1, S, and G2 phases
- 11. Prokaryotic cell division; asexual reproduction during which two genetically identical cells are produced.
- 13. each strand of a duplicated chromosome
- 15. Carry the genetic information (DNA) that is passed on from one generation of cells to the next
- 16. the first phase of mitosis, during which the duplicated chromosomes condense and become visible.
Down
- 1. tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells that help organize the spindle
- 2. Cell Growth - cells increase in size and synthesize new proteins and organelles.
- 3. a fanlike microtubule structure that helps separate the chromatids
- 5. the second phase of mitosis, during which the spindle fibers connect to the centromere of each chromosome and line the duplicated chromosomes across the center of the cell.
- 10. the division of the cell nucleus.
- 12. the division of the cytoplasm.
- 13. composed of DNA coiled around histone proteins. It forms coils and supercoils that make up chromosomes
- 14. the third phase of mitosis, during which the centromeres are pulled apart and the chromatids separate to become individual chromosomes