Genetics

4. a stage in a process
6. the first stage of mitosis when the genetic material condenses into chromosomes
7. the last phase of mitosis when the chromosomes gather at the opposite ends of the cell and two new nuclei form
8. original cell before it would divide
11. two cells that result from the cell division
12. tiny structures (found in animal cells) that produce spindle fibers
13. the phase in the cell cycle when the cytoplasm divides
14. the step in the cell cycle, during which the duplication and splitting apart of chromosomes during cellular division takes place

1. the stage of mitosis where the chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell
2. structure made of small tubes that attach to the duplicated chromosomes and pull them apart in the step of anaphase in mitosis
3. the step before mitosis begins, when a cell prepares to divide
5. the stage of mitosis when the strands of chromosomes are pulled apart by the spindle fibers and progress toward opposite ends of the cell
9. the breakup of a parent cell into two daughter cells
10. chromosomes are in _____ in metaphase Iand single in metaphase II
13. when cells divide too rapidly, it could result in a disease called ______