chapter 9 vocab

the material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria

a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of g

the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.

the resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis.

a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typica

the stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.

the region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach, via the kinetochore, during cell division.

the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers.

the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelop

refers to the identical copies (chromatids) formed by the replication of a chromosome, with both copies joined together by a common centrome

efers to the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells that forms during cell division to separate sister chromatids between daughter cells

the final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell

the death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development.

a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.

Cyclin-dependent kinases are a family of sugar kinases first discovered for their role in regulating the cell cycle.

an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from wh