Mitosis

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What happens during interphase?

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DNA gets copied.

Front

What phase of mitosis is characterized by chromosomes lining up in the middle of the cell?

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Metaphase.

Front

What is the longest stage of the cell cycle?

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Interphase.

Front

What phase of mitosis occurs after metaphase?

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Anaphase.

Front

What occurs during metaphase?

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Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers.

Front

What is the purpose of mitosis?

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To divide a cell's nucleus and its contents into two identical nuclei.

Front

What are the main stages of mitosis?

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.

Front

What is cytokinesis?

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The process that divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.

Front

What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

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To help separate the chromosomes during cell division.

Front

What happens during prophase?

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Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.