Mitosis Flashcards
Equal division of the nuclear material between the daughter cells in eukaryotic organisms
Mitosis
Chromatin can be see only as small grains or threads
Interphase
Also knowns as “resting phase”
Interphase
Chromosomes gradually become visible and more condensed and also undergo spiral contractions
Prophase
Two longitudinal halves present in prophase
Chromatids
Joins the chromatids and divides the chromosomes into two arms of varying lengths
Centromere
Nucleoli grows smaller and finally disappear
Prophase
Nuclear envelope appears to break down, putting the chromosomes in direct contact with the cytoplasm
Prophase
The breakdown of the nuclear envelope
End of Prophase
Chromosomes become arranged so each centromere is on the equatorial region of the spindle
Metaphase
Chromosomes point toward one of the poles
Metaphase
The centromere divides and the two daughter chromosomes move away from the equator toward opposite poles
Anaphase
Two identical sets of chromosomes have been separated and moved to opposite poles
End of Anaphase
The separation is made final as the nuclear envelopes are organized around the two identical sets of chromosomes, the spindle disappears and nucleoli reform
Telophase
