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INTERPHASE

Increases in size and makes a copy of its DNA

http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/celldivision/interphase.gif

http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/wberman/bio109/images/mitosis-interphase.jpg

METAPHASE

Duplicated chromosomes move to the middle and sister chromatids go to either sides

http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/celldivision/images/metaphase.gif

http://faculty.baruch.cuny.edu/jwahlert/bio1003/images/mitosis/whitefish_metaphase.jpg

ANAPHASE

Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite ends

http://www.edupic.net/Images/Mitosis/anaphase.png

http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/mitosis/whitefish_mitosis_anaphaseX400_small.jpg

TELOPHASE

Nuclear membrane and nucleus reappear and chromosomes loosen up and become chromatids

http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/2721/Bio/Doc/mitosis_files/mitosis_telophase.gif

http://kcfac.kilgore.edu/kcap1/images/whitefish%20mitosis%20telophase%201000x%20%20fireworks.jpg

CYTOKINESISDivision of cytoplasm

http://www.biologyreference.com/images/biol_01_img0100.jpg

http://faculty.baruch.cuny.edu/jwahlert/bio1003/images/mitosis/whitefish_cytokinesis.jpg

PROPHASE

Nuclear membrane nucleus disappears spindle fibers appear and the chromosomes duplicate

http://www.biologycorner.com/resources/mitosis/mitosis_prophase.gif

http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20101/Bio%20101%20Laboratory/Mitosis/Photographs/whitefish_mitosis_prophase_metaphase_anaphaseX400.jpg

CELL CYCLEStage Phase Description

Interphase Grows, DNA replicates

MitosisProphase Nuclear membrane and nucleus

disappear spindle fibers appear and chromosomes duplicate

Metaphase Duplicated chromosomes move to the middle sister chromatids on either side

Anaphase Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite ends

Telophase Chromosomes loosen up and become chromatin

Cytokinesis Division of cytoplasm