Question

How might you be able to tell the difference between mitotic and interphase cells?

Answer 1

Answer:

A visible chromosomal material in mitotic cells as opposed to the invisible chromatin material in Interphase cells

Explanation:

The cell cycle of a cell involves all activities that leads to its division. The cell cycle is majorly encompassed by the INTERPHASE and MITOTIC PHASE. These two phases are two distinct phases of the cell cycle.

The Interphase is the phase where the cell undergoes rest and preparation for the next round of division (mitosis). Hence, a cell at the Interphase stage is said to be an Interphase cell. On the other hand, the Mitotic phase is the phase where the actual division takes place i.e. both nuclear (mitosis) and cytoplasmic (cytokinesis) divisions. A cell at the mitotic phase is said to be a mitotic cell.

The major distinguishing factor between a cell at the Interphase stage and a cell at the mitotic stage is that the chromosome (nuclear material) becomes visible when the cell enters mitotic phase. This is due to the condensation that the Chromatin material, which is the found state of the nuclear material in Interphase, undergoes in Prophase of Mitosis (first stage of mitosis).