Mitosis itself consists of five active steps, or phases: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Before a cell can enter the active phases of mitosis, however, it must go ...

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 ...

Interphase The cell spends most of its life in this phase. The DNA in chromosomes copies itself ready for mitosis. Prophase The DNA in chromosomes and their copies condenses to become more visible.

As in prophase I, the chromosomes condense, spindles form, the centrioles begin to separate, and the nuclear membrane fragments and disperses. Unlike prophase I, the chromosomes do not attach to ...

Until now, cells dividing by mitosis were thought to grow round and then split into two identical, spherical daughter cells.New research has found that some cells are isomorphic, meaning they retain ...

When the researchers inhibited Plk1 in living cells, the cells remained in the prophase of mitosis for up to 10 hours—this normally only takes about 15 minutes. In this phase, the cell prepares ...

The phases of mitosis are known as prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Use the interactive activity to learn what happens in each of those stages. This will help you to describe them.