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Cell Division. Enables organisms to repair damage, grow and produce offspring. Daughter Cells. Offspring cells produced from mitosis. Chromatin. Uncondensed version of chromosomes. Chromosome. Condensed visible form of DNA. Chromatid.
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Cell Division • Enables organisms to repair damage, grow and produce offspring
Daughter Cells • Offspring cells produced from mitosis
Chromatin • Uncondensed version of chromosomes
Chromosome • Condensed visible form of DNA
Chromatid • One of the two identical copies of a chromosome that has been replicated. The pair is referred to as sister chromosomes.
Centromere • Place where two chromatids are joined
Mitosis • Process in which the nucleus divides to form two new nuclei
Prophase • DNA condenses; chromosomes appear; nucleus disappears
Metaphase • Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
Anaphase • Chromosomes separate
Telophase • Cell has two nuclei; chromosomes disappear; nuclear membrane reappears
Cytokinesis • Cell starts to pinch; division of the cytoplasm