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Mitosis Structures
Term | Definition |
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Chromatin | Spaghetti-like structure of DNA |
Chromatid | Half of a chromosome |
Chromosome | X-shaped structure of DNA |
Nuclear envelope/nuclear membrane | Membrane around the nucleus |
Centriole | Structure that produces spindle fibers |
Spindle fibers | Stringy structures that pull chromosomes apart |
Centromere | Center of a chromosome; what holds the two chromatids together |
Cleavage furrow | Butt crack/pinching in of animal cells during telophase |
Cell plate | Beginning of formation of cell wall between two new plant cells |