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Mitosis Glossary

Index of Common Mitosis Terms

By Regina Bailey, About.com


Mitosis is a form of cell division that enables organisms to grow and reproduce.

The Mitosis Glossary is a good resource for finding succinct, practical, and meaningful definitions for common mitosis terms.

Mitosis Glossary - Index

Anaphase

Allele

Asters

Cell Cycle

Centrioles

Centromere

Chromatid

Chromatin

Chromosome

Cytokinesis

Cytoskeleton

Daughter Cell

Daughter Chromosome

Diploid Cell

Genes

Haploid Cell

Kinetochore

Kinetochore Fibers

Interphase

Metaphase

Microtubules

Mitosis

Nucleus

Polar Fibers

Prophase

Sister Chromatids

Spindle Fibers

Telophase

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