gap 1
During Gap 1, cells normally function and do their usual jobs.
Synthesis
During Synthesis or the "S" stage, a cell combines and replicates a copy of their nuclear DNA. Specifically, in eukaryotes, DNA is in the nucleus, the end of the stage, two sets of DNA are formed in the cell's nucleus.
gap 2
In Gap 2, these cells will continue to grow and continue their usual functions, if fit, they will go to their next stage.
prophaseDuring this phase, chromatin fibers coil around proteins to form chromosomes. They then pair up and join at the centromere. Spindle fibers made of microtubules are then created as the centrosomes move away from each other.
metaphaseThe highly coiled chromosomes then align at the center of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells.
anaphaseThis phase is where the chromosomes are pulled at and split into sister chromatids, moving to the opposite poles of the cell.
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MitosisMitosis is the nuclear division in eukaryotic cells. The phase of mitosis are down below.
telophaseA nuclear envelope then reforms around the two sets of chromosomes
cytokinesisCytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm. It is also the last stage of mitosis, separating the two copies of DNA into their own individual cells.
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