Mitosis

• Mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.
• Replication is the process of copying DNA
• Somatic cells is all cells in the body, except for germ cells
• Chromatin is unwound DNA found in the nucleus
• Chromatid - each of two thread-like strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis
• Sister chromatids - Two identical copies of a chromatid
• Centromere is classified as the structure in a chromosomes that holds the two chromatids together
• IPMATC stands for Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis
• Interphase is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell grows, carries out its normal functions, and replicates its DNA in preparation for cell division.
• Prophase is when the chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane breaks down
• Metaphase is when the chromosome lines up along the equator of the cell
• Anaphase is when the chromosomes are pulled apart by spindle fibers to each end of the cell
• Telophase is when two new nuclear envelopes form around each of the two separate sets of chromosomes, forming two nuclei in one cell
• Cytokinesis: the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.