Chromosomes and mitosis

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What does a chromosome contain?
Coiled up lengths of DNA molecules
Where are chromosomes stored?
Nucleus
What do genes control?
Different characteristics
What is it called when the cell divides?
Mitosis
What happens before the cell divides?
It had to increase the amount of subcellular structures
What happens once the DNA has been duplicated?
The chromosomes line up at the centre of the cell and pull apart
What happens once the chromosomes are on opposite sides of the cell?
Membranes form around each set of chromosomes which become the nuclei of the new cells
What happens once the new membranes have been formed?
The cytoplasm and old cell membrane divide