mitosis

• Prophase - chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, nuclear envelope breaks down, centrioles move apart and spindle fibres form between them, sister chromatids become attached at the centromere
• The stages of mitosis are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
• Mitosis is the process by which one cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells.
• Metaphase - chromosomes line up along equatorial plane of cell, kinetochore microtubules attach to kinetochores on centromeres of chromosomes
• Metaphase - chromosomes line up along equatorial plane of cell, microtubules attach to kinetochores on centromeres of chromosomes
• Anaphase - sister chromatids separate from each other, kinetochore microtubules pull chromatids towards opposite poles of cell, non-kinetochore microtubules shorten
• Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm that occurs during mitosis.
• Anaphase - sister chromatids separate from each other due to contraction of kinetochore microtubules, pulled towards opposite poles by motor proteins
• Telophase - new nuclei are formed as chromosomes uncoil, nuclear envelopes reform around chromosomes, cytokinesis occurs (cell division)
• In animal cells, cytokinesis involves the formation of a cleavage furrow around the middle of the cell, while in plant cells it involves the growth of a new cell wall between the two halves of the cell.