Mitosis & cell cycle

    Cards (5)

    • Prophase
      • Chromosomes replicated in interphase
      • Chromosomes shorten and thicken
      • Nuclear envelope breaks down
      • Centrioles divide and each daughter cell moves to opposite poles of cells to form spindle
    • Metaphase
      • Chromosomes move to central region of spindle (equator)
      • Attach to spindles at centromere
    • Anaphase
      • Chromosome splits and sister chromatids separate
      • Spindle fibres shorten and pull chromatids to opposite poles
    • Telophase
      • New nuclear envelope forms as sister chromatids reach poles
      • Spindle breaks down and disappears
      • Chromosomes uncoil
    • Cytokenesis
      Whole cell splits to form 2 identical daughter cells
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