Across
- 2. stage of mitosis when chromosomes condense and spindle fibers begin to form
- 6. division of the nucleus that produces two genetically similar nuclei
- 7. programmed cell death that removes damaged cells
- 9. molecule that contains genetic instructions for an organism
- 10. disease in which cells divide uncontrollably because normal cell cycle regulation fails
- 13. stage of interphase when the cell makes final preparations for mitosis
- 15. structure that attaches to chromosomes and helps move them during mitosis
- 16. period of the cell cycle when a cell grows performs normal functions and prepares to divide
- 18. one of two identical copies of a replicated chromosome attached together
- 19. stage of interphase when DNA is copied
Down
- 1. stage of mitosis when new nuclear envelopes form around each set of chromosomes
- 3. condensed structure made of DNA that contains genetic information
- 4. mass of abnormal cells that can form when cells divide uncontrollably
- 5. division of the cytoplasm that separates one cell into two cells
- 7. stage of mitosis when sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides of the cell
- 8. cells cells that form after mitosis and cytokinesis are complete
- 11. process of copying DNA before cell division
- 12. change in the DNA sequence of a cell
- 14. stage of mitosis when chromosomes line up at the center of the cell
- 17. first stage of interphase when the cell grows and carries out normal functions