Mitosis Review

Interphase

Before mitosis begins when a cell grows, replicates DNA, and prepares to go through cell division . Spends 90% of time here

Prophase

Chromosomes appear and spindle fibers begin to form.

Metaphase

Chromosomes line up in the middle.

Anaphase

Chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell.

Telophase

Nuclear membrane reappears around the nuclei of each new cell.

Cytokinesis

2 brand new identical cells are formed as the cytoplasm divides. The 2 cells have completely separated.

Reasons Cells Divide

Growth, Repair, Replacement of Body Tissue

Centrioles

a small cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.

spindle fibers

help pull apart the chromosomes with in a cell during cell division

Chromosomes

Threadlike X shaped structure of nucleic acids found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Chromatid

half of a chromosome

Chromatin

material that makes up chromosomes; found in a jumbled/tangled mess during interphase.

daughter cells

Genetically identical cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. These are the result of mitosis.

Phrase to help you remember the order of the cell cycle

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