Mitosis Flashcards
1
Q
What are the phases of mitosis
PMAT
A
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
2
Q
What is mitosis
A
Nuclear division. One cell becomes two cells (daughter cells)- identical to the parent cells
3
Q
What happens in telophase
A
It is a new set of chromosomes
4
Q
What happens in anaphase
A
The sister chromosomes split
5
Q
What happens in metaphase
A
The chromosomes line up in the middle
6
Q
What happens in prophase
A
The chromatin coils and condenses forming two chromosomes
