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Mitosis - AP Biology Flashcards

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7821108685G1 PhaseFirst stage of interphase in which cell grows and performs its normal functions. Cell is diploid.0
7821108686G0 PhaseCell is performing its normal functions, but has left the cell cycle and is not dividing.1
7821108687S PhaseThe synthesis phase of the cell cycle; the portion of interphase during which DNA is replicated.2
7821108688G2 PhaseLast stage of interphase in which cell grows and performs its normal functions. Cell is tetraploid.3
7821108689InterphaseCell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists of G1, S, and G2 phases4
7821108690ProphasePhase of mitosis in which chromosomes condense, nuclear membrane disappears, nucleolus disappears, and spindle fibers begin to form.5
7821108691MetaphasePhase of mitosis in which spindle fibers help chromosomes line up on the midline of the cell.6
7821108692AnaphasePhase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.7
7821108693TelophasePhase of mitosis during which chromosomes uncoil, a nuclear envelope returns around the chromatin, and a nucleolus becomes visible in each daughter cell"8
7821108694CytokinesisAt the end of telophase, actin fibers form an equator around the cell and contract, separating the cytoplasm into two daughter cells.9
7821108695CentrioleA paired cluster of microtubules near the nucleus in animal cells. This organelle organizes spindle fibers during mitosis.10
7821108696CentromereRegion of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach to one another. Contains the kinetochore.11
7821108697KinetochoreA specialized region on the centromere that links each sister chromatid to the mitotic spindle.12
7821108698Spindle FibersMade of microtubules that connect centrioles to kinetochores of chromosomes and that separate sister (mitosis) or homologous (meiosis) chromosomes during cell division13
7821108699ChromosomeA threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus. Each chromosome consists of one very long DNA molecule and associated proteins.14
7821108700ChromatidOne of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome.15
7821108705Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK)A group of protein kinases that are activated by the formation of a complex with a cyclin and are involved in the regulation of the cell cycle. Only active when bound to a cyclin.16
7821108706CyclinA cellular protein that occurs in a cyclically fluctuating concentration and that plays an important role in regulating the cell cycle.17
7821108712KinaseAn enzyme that adds a phosphate group to a protein. Phosphorylation usually activates protein activity.18
7821108713PhosphataseAn enzyme that removes a phosphate group from a protein. Phosphorylation usually activates protein activity.19
7821405924metastasisthe spread of cancer cells distant from the original site20

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