Today, mitosis is understood to involve five phases, based on the physical state of the chromosomes and spindle. These phases are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

The Phases of Mitosis Mitosis is a precisely orchestrated biological process divided into a sequence of phases, each characterized by distinct chromosomal events. These phases are conventionally ...

How Cells Divide By Rick Groleau Posted 10.09.01 NOVA Most of the time, when a cell in our bodies divides, each new cell carries a complete set of chromosomes. The cells involved with human ...

The phases of mitosis are known as prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Use the interactive activity to learn what happens in each of those stages. This will help you to describe them.

The phases of mitosis are known as prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. You do not need to learn these terms.

Article Published: 21 November 2004 Autonomous regulation of the anaphase-promoting complex couples mitosis to S-phase entry Michael Rape & Marc W. Kirschner Nature 432, 588–595 (2004) Cite this ...