Mitosis

Front

Division of the cell's nucleus
5% of the cell's life cycle

Back

Mitosis

Front

95% of the cell's life cycle

Stage where DNA is copied

Options: Interphase, Metaphase, Telophase, Prophase

Back

Interphase

Front

Nuclear membrane disappears, Chromosomes can now be seen, Centrioles move to opposite sides

Back

Prophase

Front

Chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell

Spindle fibers extend from the centrioles to the middle of the chromosomes

Back

Metaphase

Front

When do chromatids separate?

Back

Anaphase

Front

Nuclear membrane reforms around the new daughter cells.

Cytoplasm begins to "pinch" in.

Back

Telophase

Front

Two replicated cells split from each other and are able to move on their own.

Back

Cytokinesis

Front

Programed cell death

Back

Apoptosis

Front

Identical copies of chromosomes

Back

Chromatid

Front

The middle of a chromosome

Back

Centromere