Mitosis

• Interphase is the stage before mitosis, during which the cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division.
• Anaphase - The chromosomes separate, with chromatids going to opposite ends of the cell.
• Metaphase - The chromosomes align down the middle of the cell and attach to spindle fibers from the centrosomes.
• Prophase - The cell starts preparing for division by coiling and condensing its DNA into chromosomes, which then align in the middle of the cell.
• The cell cycle is the series of events that occur between one cell division and another.
• Prophase is the first stage of mitosis, during which the chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes.
• Metaphase is the second phase of mitosis, where chromosomes line up along the niddle of the cell, attached by their centromeres to spindle fibers.
• Anaphase is the third phase of mitosis, where sister chromatids separate from each other and move towards opposite poles of the cell, pulled apart by spindle fibers.
• Cytokinesis - A new cytoplasm forms between the two sets of daughter cells.
• Prophase - chromosomes duplicate to form 2 chromatids
• The cell cycle is when 2 daughter cells are produced then both cells return to interphase until it is time to reproduce again.
• Cancer cells are formed when the cell divides uncontrollably
• Causes of cancer come from environmental factors called carcinogens.
• Maligant means the tumour cells are able to spreed to other parts of the body.