mitosis

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What is mitosis?
mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.
what are the stages of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis
what happens in prophase?
Chromosomes condense and centrosomes move to other sides of the nucleus.
What happens in metaphase?
Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell
What happens in anaphase?
Chromosomes separate and move to opposite sides of the cell
What happens in telophase?
Chromosomes decondense and nuclear envelopes re-form
What are centrosomes?
Membrane-free organelles that play a role in cell division.
What is a nuclear envelope?
A barrier that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm.
What happens in cytokinesis?
Physical separation of the two daughter cells
How many stages of mitosis are there?
5 / five stages
Where does mitosis often occur?
Somatic cells
What is a somatic cell?
any cell of a living organism apart from reproductive cells
What is a function of mitosis?
mitosis is essential for the growth and repair of multicellular organisms
What are other functions of mitosis?
when a cell repairs itself (e.g bone healing) and for asexual reproduction
Name the stages of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis