mitosis

• Mitosis is the process by which cells divide to produce two identical daughter cells.
• The stages of mitosis are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
• what happens in the stage of interphase?

  the DNA spreads out into strings, the DNA forms X shaped chromosomes.
• what happens in the stage of prophase?


  the membrane around the nucleus breaks down.
• what happens in the stage of metaphase?

  Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
• what happens in the stage of anaphase?

  each chromosomes are split in half, the halves are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.
• what happens in the stage of telophase?

  membranes form around the each new set of chromosomes
• what happens in the stage of cytokinesis?

  the cytoplasm and cell membranes divide. this forms 2 separate cells, called daughter cells.
• is mitosis diploid or haploid?

  Diploid
• mitosis is used for growth and to replace damaged cells