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Mitosis
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Glossary
| centromere: |
A region on a
chromosome where sister chromatids are attached. |
| chromatin: |
The mixture of
DNA and protein that comprises eukaryotic nuclear chromosomes. |
| chromosome: |
A filamentous
structure in the cell nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts, along
which the genes are located. |
| chromatids: |
A single chromosomal
strand. |
| metaphase plate: |
A region of the
cell along which chromosomes align during mitosis. |
| microtubules: |
Part of the cytoskeleton
which is present in the form of along, hollow structure composed of
the protein tubulin. |
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| mitotic spindle:
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A structure composed
of microtubules with which chromosomes are associated. |
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