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mitosis & cell cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the first stage of the cell cycle? | growth and replication: The cell grows and the chromosomes and cell parts replicate. In humans this gives 92 chromosomes |
| what is the second stage of the cell cycle? | nuclear division (mitosis): one set of chromosomes is pulled to each end of the cell, the nucleus divides |
| what is the third stage of the cell cycle? | the rest of the cells divide: two new daughter cells are made and in humans this means that they have 46 chromosomes |