Mitosis is conventionally divided into five stages known as prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. While mitosis is taking place, there is no cell growth and all of the ...

Traditionally, mitosis is considered to start when the ... the cell is considered to be in metaphase. At anaphase the two sister chromatids that comprise each replicated chromosome separate ...

The chromosomes align along the metaphase plate. As in mitosis metaphase, (and unlike meiosis metaphase I), fibers from the centrioles begin to pull on each one of the chromosomes from both ...

Mitosis is the mechanism by which a eukaryotic ... These phases are conventionally separated into prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, culminating in cytokinesis. Cytokinesis is the ...

The DNA in chromosomes copies itself ready for mitosis. Prophase The DNA in chromosomes and their copies condenses to become more visible. The membrane around the nucleus disappears. Metaphase ...