mitosis: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	karyokinesis

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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.

Centromere and chromatids in cell division

stages of mitosis

A step-by-step diagram shows the stages of mitosis in a somatic cell, illustrating chromosome duplication, alignment, separation, and the formation of two identical daughter cells, with labeled cell structures and brief descriptions of each phase.

Each stage in the cell cycle, explained

The four general phases of Mitosis explained

Witness a living plant cell's chromosomes carrying genetic material duplicate during the process of mitosis

Learn how the DNA molecules divide during the process of cell division called mitosis

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endomitosis meiosis cleavage cell division chromatid prophase anaphase cytokinesis blastocyst metaphase morula telophase centromere blastula

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Walther Flemming

German biologist

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Daniel Mazia

American biologist