MITOSIS
Mitosis is a type of cell division in which one cell (the mother) divides to produce two new cells (the daughters) that are genetically identical to itself. In the context of the cell cycle, mitosis is the part of the division process in which the DNA of the cell's nucleus is split into two equal sets of chromosomes.
THE CELL CYCLE
STAGES OF MITOSIS
PROPHASE
1. The chromosomes start to condense 2. The mitotic spindle begins to form. 3. The nucleolus a part of the nucleus where ribosomes are made, disappears.
METAPHASE
The spindle has captured all the chromosomes and lined them up at the middle of the cell, ready to divide.
ANAPHASE
The sister chromatids separate from each other and are pulled towards opposite ends of the cell.
TELOPHASE
The cell is nearly done dividing, and it starts to re-establish its normal structures as cytokinesis (division of the cell contents) takes place.