| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| cleavages | Cell division, esp. of a fertilized egg cell |
| ootid | an egg cell that results from the second meiotic division of an oocyte and that develops into a mature egg |
| centrosome | An organelle near the nucleus of a cell that contains the centrioles (in animal cells) and from which the spindle fibers develop in cell division |
| centrosomes | An organelle near the nucleus of a cell that contains the centrioles (in animal cells) and from which the spindle fibers develop in cell division |
| spiremes | The tangled strands of chromosomal material seen in the early stages of cell division, formerly believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.) |
