Mitosis

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What are the five stages of mitosis?
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
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In which stage does the DNA in the cell replicate and unravel to form chromatin?
Interphase
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In which stage to does the chromatin form chromosomes from chromatids?
Prophase
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Where do the chromatids join together at when forming a chromosome?
The centromere
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What are two genetically identical chromatids which join together to form a chromosome called?
Sister chromatids
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The tiny bundles of protein that move to either side of the cell are called...?
Centrioles
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The centrioles produce...? which join to the chromosomes.
Mitotic spindles
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The chromosomes line up with their centromeres on the...?
Spindle equator
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The mitotic spindles attach to the...?on the chromosomes.
Centromeres
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In which stage of mitosis do the mitotic spindles attach to the chromosomes?
Metaphase
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The chromosomes are pulled apart in which stage?
Anaphase
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The sister chromatids move to...?
The opposite sides of the cell.
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In which phase do the new nuclei form around the chromatids and a cleavage furrow begins to appear?
Telophase
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In telophase, the chromatids...?
Begin to unravel
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The name for the cytoplasm dividing is...?
Cytokinesis
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Mitosis produces...?
Two genetically identical daughter cells
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To work out the mitotic index you need to...?
Divide the number of cells going through mitosis by the total number of cells and multiply the answer by the number of minutes required.
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Cancer cells have a very short...?
Interphase
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The shorter the interphase, the faster the...?
Cells divide
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Chemotherapy targets which stage in interphase?
G1 (growth) stage.
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Radiation targets which stage in interphase?
S (DNA replication) stage.
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