Key Idea: Describe role of chromosomes in cell division

Chromosomes make it possible to separate DNA precisely during cell division.

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Before division, cell make an exact copy of their chromosomes.​

10.2 The Process of Cell Division

Key Idea: Name the main events of the cell cycle

During the cell cycle, a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells.

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Any time a cell is not dividing, it is in interphase​

10.2 The Process of Cell Division

Key Idea: Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis

Prophase - genetic material inside the nucleus condenses

Metaphase - chromosomes line up across the center of the cell

Anaphase - chromosomes separate and move along spindle fibers to opposites ends of the cell

Telophase - chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin​

10.2 The Process of Cell Division

Key Idea: Describe the process of cytokinesis

Cytokinesis completes the process of cell division -- it splits one cell into two

10.2 The Process of Cell Division