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Mitosis Flashcards

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What are the 4 stages

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Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

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Prophase

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Chromosomes condense and two identical chromatids are joined at the centromere
Nuclear envelope disappears
Centrioles from a spindle network, separate and move to opposite ends of poles

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes move to the equator of the cell
Spindle fibres attach at the centromere

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Anaphase

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Spindle fibres contract, separating the sister chromatids
Individual chromatids are pulled towards the poles - now chromosomes

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Telophase

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Nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromatids, forming two nuclei
Chromatids uncoil and spindle fibres disintegrate
Cell surface membrane starts to invaginate at the equator of the cell

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