The primary result of mitosis is the transferring of the parent cell's genome into two daughter cells. These two cells are identical and do not differ in any way from the original parent cell. Mitosis occurs in our heart, liver, brain, skin, blood and more. Why is Mitosis so important?
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| 1264384331 | Interphase | Chromosomes *copied*, appear as *threadlike* coils at the start, then each chromosome and its copy *change to sister chromatids* at the end of phase | 1 | |
| 1264384332 | Prophase | *Mitosis begins*; centrioles appear and begin to move to opposite ends of cell; spindle fibers form between the poles. | 2 | |
| 1264384333 | Metaphase | Chromatids attach to *spindle fibers*; chromosomes line in *middle* of cell | 3 | |
| 1264384334 | Anaphase | *Chromatids separate*, begin to move to opposite ends, pulled by the spindle fibers | 4 | |
| 1264384335 | Telophase | Cell *membrane moves inward* to create two daughter cells - each with own nucleus with identical chromosomes. | 5 | |
| 1264384336 | Cytokinesis | *Two new nuclei* form, chromosomes appear as chromatin, *mitosis ends* | 6 | |
| 1264384337 | Centromere | Most *condensed* region of a chromosome; where *spindle fiber attached* during mitosis | 7 | |
| 1264384338 | Mitosis | Cell division when nucleus divides into two nuclei containing the *same number* of chromosomes ending in *2 identical cells* | 8 | |
| 1264384339 | Spindle Fibers | Special *microtubules* made of proteins - connect to centromeres and pull apart chromosomes | 9 | |
| 1264384340 | G1 Phase | Stage of interphase in which cell *grows and performs* its normal functions | 10 | |
| 1264384341 | S Phase | Synthesis phase of the cell cycle; the portion of interphase during which *DNA is replicated* | 11 | |
| 1264384342 | G2 Phase | Growth, *prepares for cell division*, second centriole forms | 12 | |
| 1264384343 | Interphase | Longest part of the cell cycle | 13 | |
| 1264384344 | Prophase | Longest phase of mitosis. | 14 | |
| 1264384345 | Metaphase | Shortest phase of mitosis. | 15 | |
| 1264384346 | Chromatid | two identical strands of the same chromosomes | 16 | |
| 1264384347 | chromosome | During prophase and metaphase, the DNA in a eukaryotic cell is tightly packed and coiled into structures called... | 17 | |
| 1264384348 | centriole | Where the microtubules of the spindle originate during mitosis in both plant and animal cells. | 18 |
