Interphase
The Cell grows and replicates its DNA and centrioles
Prophase
Chromosomes form, the centrioles separate, the spindle begins to form
Metaphase
The chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
Anaphase
Chromatids separate into individual chromosomes and are moved apart
Telophase
Chromosomes gather at opposite ends of the cell and lose their distinct shapes. Two new nuclear envelopes will form.
Cytokinesis
The cytoplasm pinches in half. Each daughter cell has an identical set of duplicate chromosomes.
Cell Division
A process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells
Asexual Reproduction
A process by which a single parent reproduces by itself (bacteria)
Sexual Reproduction
Reproduction resulting from the joining of two cells. Each cell comes from a different parent.
Chromosome
Threadlike structure that contains the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next
Cell Cycle
A series of events a cell goes through as it grows and divides.
Chromatid
One of the identical "sister" parts of a replicated chromosome
Centromere
An area where two sister chromatids are attached
DNA
Genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents.
Gamete
Sperm and egg cells that combine during fertilization
Homologous
Chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one from the female
Homologous
Term used to refer chromosomes where one set comes from the male and the one set from the female
Crossing Over
Process where homologous chromosomes exchange portions of chromosomes during meiosis
PMAT
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase