Mitosis

When cells in an organism go through a cycle of growth, development, and division.

The process by which a parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

The stage of the cell cycle between periods of mitosis in which the cell grows.

The first phase of mitosis during which chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane starts to disappear.

The second phase of mitosis during which chromosomes line up along the center of the cell.

The third phase of mitosis during which each chromosome is pulled apart by spindle fibers and the resulting daughter chromosomes are pulled to opposite sides of the cell.

The fourth and final phase of mitosis during which a nuclear membrane forms around chromosomes on opposite sides of the cell and the chromosomes becomes unwound DNA in a newly formed nucleus.

A stage of the cell cycle during which the cell membrane is pinched in and the cytoplasm divides into two daughter cells after mitosis.

An organelle found near the nucleus in animal cells that forms the spindle fibers that pull chromosomes apart during mitosis.

The part of a cell that contains genes

The chemical found in cells that is the main component of chromosomes and carries genetic information.

A structure that holds the sister chromatids together.

Two identical chromatids that make up a duplicated chromosome.

The result of the cell cycle where two genetically identical cells are formed.