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Mitosis. Mitosis. = division of the nucleus and its contents - discovered by Walther Flemming in 1882. Phases of Mitosis. 1) Prophase. - DNA coils to become chromosomes - nuclear membrane disappears - microtubules called spindle fibers grow from centrioles to center of cell. Prophase.
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Mitosis = division of the nucleus and its contents - discovered by Walther Flemming in 1882
1) Prophase - DNA coils to become chromosomes - nuclear membrane disappears - microtubules called spindle fibers grow from centrioles to center of cell
Prophase Centrioles Nucleus with Chromosomes Spindle Fibers
Late Prophase Kinetochore Fibers Polar Fibers
2) Metaphase - chromosomes line up in center
3) Anaphase - chromosomes pull apart and move to opposite sides of cell
4) Telophase - chromosomes uncoil - nuclear membrane reforms
Telophase Chromosomes Uncoil New Nuclear Membrane Forms
How do you remember the order of the phases of Mitosis? Just remember this phrase……….
PMAT PEE MATT P = Prophase M = Metaphase A = Anaphase T = Telophase
Cytokinesis - cell membrane forms a cleavage furrow and cytoplasm divides - in plants, a cell plate forms between each cell
Cytokinesis Cleavage Furrow