The first stage of the cell cycle where the cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division.
Prophase
The first phase of mitosis where the chromatin condenses into chromosomes, the nuclear membrane dissolves, and the spindle fibers begin to form.
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Interphase
The first stage of the cell cycle where the cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division.
Prophase
The first phase of mitosis where the chromatin condenses into chromosomes, the nuclear membrane dissolves, and the spindle fibers begin to form.
Metaphase
The stage of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell along the metaphase plate, and spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of each chromosome.
Anaphase
The phase of mitosis where sister chromatids separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell, pulled by the spindle fibers.
Telophase
The final phase of mitosis where two new nuclei form, chromosomes begin to decondense back into chromatin, and the cell prepares for cytokinesis.
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Cytokinesis
The process of dividing the cytoplasm of a cell into two daughter cells, typically following mitosis.
Centrioles
Organelles found in animal cells that play a role in cell division by organizing the spindle fibers.
Spindle fibers
Special structures made of microtubules that help separate chromosomes during cell division.
Chromatid
One of the two DNA copies of a replicated chromosome, joined together by a centromere.
Chromatin
The complex of DNA and proteins that make up chromosomes in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.