Phases of Cell Cycle Flashcards
what phase is this?
Interphase
What phase is this?
Prophase
Name phase
metaphase
Name phase
Anaphase
Name phase
Telophase
What is Interphase
Most cells are in this stage majority of thier lives, it is a time of growth and making new cellular parts
What is Prophase?
the first phase of mitosis, the chromatin become super coiled into relatively short dense chromosomes.
what is metaphase
Metaphase occurs when the replicated chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
What is anaphase
beginsas spindle fibers ull chromatids apart at the centrosome. The spindle fibers shorten and looks like spindle fibers are “reeling them in”
What is telophase?
known as the cleavage stage the cell looks like it is beginning to divide into 2 cells with separate chromosomes