BIO - MITOSIS

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Phases of mitosis

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Mitosis

the process of making somatic cells through cell division

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What are the main phases of Mitosis

IPMAT - Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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Interphase

The cell grows, performs normal functions and duplicates its DNA and organelles in preparation for cell division.

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Prophase

Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes. Nuclear membranes starts to dissolve and mitotic spindle begin to form.

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Metaphase

Chromosomes are aligned on the cell’s equatorial plane. spindle fibers are attached to the centromeres.

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anaphase

centromeres split and sister chromatids are pulled apart by spindle fibres towards opposite poles. Each chromatid becomes a chromosome

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Telophase and Cytokenisis

Chromosomes reach cell poles and begin to decondense into chromatin. The nuclear membrane reforms around the new sets of chromosomes and form two nuclei. The process of cell division (cytokenisis) begins in this phase - resulting in two daughter cells.