Introduction
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Cells are the most basic units of life, and every living organism is made up of one or more cells. These cells reproduce by copying their genetic information and undergoing cell division, where the parent cell gives rise to two daughter cells.
Describe the four stages of mitosis
There are four stages of mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
1) Prophase: chromatin into chromosomes, the nuclear envelope break down, chromosomes attach to spindle fibres by their centromeres
2) Metaphase: chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate (centre of the cell)
3) Anaphase: sister chromatids are pulled to opposite poles of the cell
4) Telophase: nuclear envelope reforms, chromosomes unfold into chromatin, cytokinesis can begin The order of the stages of mitosis can be remembered using the mnemonic PMAT.
From:Rajashekar. Butta
BMS-INSTITUTION Rayadurgam