mitosis and the cell cycle

asks

In the nucleus what do you find

we find chromosomes which are made of the molecule DNA

how many pairs of chromosomes does human body cells contain

23 pairs

what is cell cycle

cells being able to divide

what is the first stage of the cell cycle

the DNA replicates to form to copies of each chromosome
the cell grows and copies its internal structures such as mitochondria and ribosomes

what is the second stage of the cell cycle

mitosis takes place
one set of chromosome is pulled to each end of the cell and the nucleus divides

what is the final stage of the cell cycle

the cyptoplasm and the cell membrane divides to form two identical cells

what are the functions of mitosis

growth and development of multicellular organisms
mitosis takes place when an organism repairs itself
mitosis happens during asexual reproduction