Cell Division

Vocabulary terms and definitions covering the stages, structures, and processes of cell division and mitosis.

Cell Division

The process by which the total number of cells in an organism increases, allowing organisms to grow and repair damaged structures.

Centromere

The structure that holds sister chromatids together.

Cell Plate

A structure that forms during cytokinesis in plant cells.

Mitosis

The nuclear division process whose four successive stages are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

Replication

The process in which a cell makes an exact copy of the DNA in its nucleus.

Interphase

The phase of the cell cycle characterized by cell growth and the production of new organelles and enzymes.

Chromatids

The two rod-like structures that make up a replicated chromosome.

Cytokinesis

The stage of cell division following mitosis that results in the physical division of the cytoplasm and the formation of two daughter cells.