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Cell Cycle Word Search

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Structure that forms in plant cells during cytokinesis (2 words)
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Part of the cell that is pinched off during cytokinesis in animal cells
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Acronym for the stages of mitosis
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Part of the cell cycle that occurs in between periods of division
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Reproduction that results in genetically identical offspring from a single parent
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Process by which one cell divides into two daughter cells (2 words)
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One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
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Final stage of cell division, when cell is completely split into two
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The G1 phase of interphase is when most cell _______ occurs.
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Reproduction that involves the fusion of two separate parent cells
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Region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
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Tumor that is cancerous and destroys surrounding healthy tissue
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Uncontrolled mitosis can result in this disease
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Structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
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First phase of mitosis
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Stage of mitosis where sister chromatids separate and move apart
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Stage of mitosis where nuclear envelope begins to reform around separated chromatids
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Series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides into 2 daughter cells (2 words)
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Threadlike structure of DNA and proteins
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The S phase of interphase is when DNA ________ occurs.
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Process of programmed cell death
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Tumor that is noncancerous
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Part of cell division in which the nucleus divides
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Stage of mitosis where centromeres line up along middle of cell
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A protein that regulates the cell cycle
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Number of chromosomes in a normal human body cell (2 words)