Mitosis Flashcards

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1
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What phase is the resting phase

A

Interphase

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Four phases to Mitosis

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Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase

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3
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Cell’s resting place
Cell spends 90% of time in this phase
Cell copies/doubles its chromosomes and prepares for cell to division

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Interphase

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Nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear
centrioles or poles appear and move to opposite ends of the cell
spindle fibers begin to stretch across the cell like spider webs
chromosome pairs become visible attached to one another by centromere

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Prophase

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5
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Chromosomes pair line up at the equator (center of the cell)

Chromosomes attach to the spindle fibers at the centromere

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Metaphase

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6
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Chromosomes pairs separate and move to opposite end of the cell

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Anaphase

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7
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Two new nuclei form
Chromosomes change to chromatin (threads rather than rods_
Mitosis ends

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Telophase

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8
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Separates and two new cells form

Different in plant cells (cell wall forms down the center) and animal (cell membrane pinches in)

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Cytokinesis

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