Mitosis

• What is misosis

  A type of cell division producing two genetically identical diploid cells.
• What are the four main stages of mitosis?

  Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.
• What happens during prophase?

  Chromosomes condense, nuclear envelope breaks down, spindle fibres begin to form.
• What happens during metaphase?

  Chromosomes line up at the equator, spindle fibres attach to centromeres.
• What happens during anaphase?

  Sister chromatids are pulled to opposite poles as centromeres split.
• What happens during telophase?

  Chromosomes de-condense, nuclear envelope reforms, spindle breaks down.
• What is cytokinesis?

  The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells.
• What is the result of mitosis?

  Two genetically identical diploid cells.
• Centromere

  Where chromatids are joined and spindle attaches.
• Chromatid

  One half of a replicated chromosome.
• Spindle fibres

  Pull chromatids apart.
• Diploid

  Full set of chromosomes