Question

What are the phases of Mitosis and what happens in each phase?

Answer 1

Interphase: Chromosomes duplicate, and the copies remain attached to each other.

Prophase: In the nucleus, chromosomes condense and become visible. Spindle fibers begin to form.

Prometaphase: The nulcear membrane breaks apart, and the spindle starts to interact with the chromosomes.

Metaphase: The copied chromosomes align in the middle of the spindle.

Anaphase: Chromosomes separate into two genetically identical groups and move to opposite ends of the spindle.

Telophase: Nuclear membranes form around each of the two sets of chromosomes, they begin to spread out, and the spindle begins to break down.

Cytokinesis: The two cells split into two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.