cell division- mitosis Flashcards

mitosis

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mitosis order

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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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prophase

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-chromosomes get short, fat and visible
-each chromosome appears as sister chromatids
-nuclear membrane begins disappear
-fibres appear in the cytoplasm
-centrioles migrate to poles

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metaphase

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-the sister chromatids attach to the spindle fibers with their centromeres
-they lie along equator

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anaphase

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-the centriole contracts pulling spindle fibers
-sister chromatids separate
-chromosomes migrate towards the poles

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telophase

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-chromosomes reach poles and form a compact group
-new nuclear membrane reforms
-spindle breaks down
-cytoplasm divides
=animal cells form a construction, cleavage furrow
=plant cells form cell plate, middle lamella?

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