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Stages of mitosis

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Terms in this set (4)

  • Prophase

    Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes

    Nuclear envelope breaks down and disappears

    Centrosomes move to opposite poles

  • Metaphase

    Alignment in the middle

    Chromosomes lineup along the equator

    Spindle fibers attach to each of the sister chromatid

  • Anaphase

    Pulling apart

    Sister chromatids are pulled apart by spindle fibers

    Separated chromatids move toward opposite poles of the cell

  • Telophase

    Chromosomes reach the poles and begin to decondense back into chromatin

    Two nuclear envelopes reform around each set of DNA

    Spindle fibers dissolve , cytokinesis begins alongside or right after