mitosis & the cell cycle

• stages of the cell cycle:

  • interphase - cell grows, DNA duplicates & more organelles made
  • mitosis - cell divides
  • cytokinesis - cytoplasm & cell membrane split & 2 new daughter cells made
• describe the cell cycle

  • cell grows & more organelles produced
  • genetic material replicated to form 2 copies of each chromosome
  • chromosomes pulled to each end of the cell & the nucleus divides
  • cytoplasm & cell membrane divide to form 2 genetically identical cells
• why is mitosis important?

  • growth
  • repair