Spindle: a rope-like structure that forms during mitosisplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMitosis: a type of cell division that generates two genetically identical daughter cells. or meiosisplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMeiosis: a process involving two sequential cell divisions that usually produces four gametes (reproductive cells such as sperm or eggs). and pulls chromosomesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigChromosome: a structure that organizes dsDNA in a cell through interactions with various DNA binding proteins. apart.