Chromosomes and mitosis

• Chromosomes


  Structures in the nucleus of a cell that contain the genetic material
• Mitosis


  The process of cell division that produces two identical daughter cells
• During cell division, the DNA is all spread out in long strands
• Cell division


  1. Increase cell size

  2. Duplicate organelles like mitochondria and ribosomes

  3. Replicate DNA

  4. Separate replicated DNA into two sets

  5. Divide the cell into two daughter cells
• Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells
• The daughter cells contain exactly the same genetic material as the original cell