When cells divide during mitosis, each daughter cell contains an identical set of chromosomes to the parent cell. How can this occur? Watch these animations to find out:
The Cell Cycle includes these five phases of Mitosis and Cytokinesis:
- Interphase (chromosomes not visible – replication of DNA)
- Prophase (chromosomes begin to condense)
- Metaphase (chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell)
- Anaphase (spindle fibres begin to draw chromosomes apart)
- Telophase (Chromosomes are separated into chromatids and two new cells start to form)
- Cytokinesis (Cell cleaves apart and nuclear membranes form)