Cell Division

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[sel dih-vih-zhuhn]
When a parent cell divides into two daughter cells.

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    The area on the chromosome where the kinetochores attach during cell division and that connects the chromatids together.
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  • Glossary: Parent Cell
    In cell division, the original cell that divides creating daughter cells.
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