PROPHASE

METAPHASE

ANAPHASE

TELOPHASE

PROPHASE Chromosomes condense and

nucleoli disappear Each duplicated chromosome

becomes visible as distinct sister chromatids

Mitotic spindle begins to form in the cytoplasm

The nuclear envelope breaks down and the centrosomes move toward the poles of the cell

Mitotic spindle attaches to a specialized structure called the kinetochore

PROPHASE DIAGRAM

PROPHASE ANIMAL CELL

PROPHASE PLANT CELL

METAPHASE Chromosomes convene on the

metaphase plate

METAPHASE DIAGRAM

METAPHASE ANIMAL CELL

METAPHASE PLANT CELL

ANAPHASE Sister chromatids separate and move

toward opposites poles of the cell by the spindle

As this happens the cell begins to elongate toward the poles

ANAPHASE DIAGRAM

ANAPHASE ANIMAL CELL

ANAPHASE PLANT CELL

TELOPHASE Cell continues to elongate throughout

the phase The mitotic spindle breaks down Nuclear envelope forms at each end of

the cell Chromosomes inside begin to unfold

into chromatin

TELOPHASE DIAGRAM

TELOPHASE ANIMAL CELL

TELOPHASE PLANT CELL

WEB CITES http://img.sparknotes.com/figures/D/d75

6b5b73abe2974f3521a828791899f/prophase.gif

http://washington.uwc.edu/about/faculty/schaefer_w/MitosisPage.htm

http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/LAD/C9/graphics/C9_Metaphase.GIF

www.jcu.edu.au/cgc/DictCellBiol.html www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/glossaryk.ht

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DEFINITIONS Mitotic Spindle- A network of

microtubules formed during mitosis. These microtubules attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes and help draw the chromosomes.

Kinetochore- A disc of proteins located on the centromere, specialized to interact with the spindle fibers during mitosis.

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