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(technically not part of mitosis, but it is included in the cell cycle)
Cell is in a resting phase, performing cell functions
DNA replicates (copies)
Organelles double in number, to prepare for division |
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Spindle forms
Centrioles move to opposite poles
Chromosomes become visible |
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| Chromosomes line up along the equator |
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Centromeres divide
Chromatids separate and move to opposite poles |
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Nuclear membrane forms around each group of chromosomes
Chromosomes unwind
Cytokinesis begins |
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The process by which the cytoplasm divides and one cell becomes two individual cells. The process is different in plants and animals
Animals - cell pinches inward
Plants - a new cell wall forms between the two new cells |
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