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Centromere and chromatids in cell division

A diagram showing the stages of mitosis in somatic cell division: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis, with labeled structures such as chromosomes, spindle fibers, and nuclear envelope in each phase.

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