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interphase
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stage in the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated and chromosomes are not visible
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pupa
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devolopmental stage between larva and adult of some insects
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mitosis
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process involved in the production of new cells genetically identical with the original cell; an essential process in asexual reproduction
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cytokinesis
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division of cytoplasm occuring after mitosis
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prophase
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stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes contract and become visible. the nuclear membrane begins to disintegrate and the spindle forms
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spindle
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fine protein fibres that form between the poles of a cell during mitosis and to which chromosomes become attached
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metaphase
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stage of mitosis during which chromosomes align around the equater of a spindle
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homologous
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refers to members of a matching pair of chromosomes
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anaphase
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stage of mitosis during which single stranded chromosomes move to opposite poles of the spindle fibre within the cell
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telophase
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stage of mitosis in which new nuclear membranes form around the seperated groups of chromosomes
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regeneration
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replacement of damaged or lost parts of an organisim by asexual reproduction of cells
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