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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| interphase | period of growth and normal activity. nucleolus may be visible chromatin is uncoiled and "relaxed" DNA and centrioles replicate cell prepares for mitosis |
| prophase | first and longest phase of mitosis chromatin coils and condenses centriole pairs move to opposite poles of the cell spindle fibers are formed nuclear envelope breaks down |
| metaphase | second phase of mitosis spindle fibers attach to the chromosomes at the centromere chromosomes are moved and aligned across the middle of the cell |
| anaphase | third phase of mitosis the centromeres split spindle fibers shorten and pull the chromosomes apart the chromosomes are pulled toward opposite polls of the cell |
| telophase | fourth and final phase of mitosis nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes chromosomes uncoil nucleolus becomes visible spindle fibers disappear |
| cytokinesis | division of the cell cytoplasm and completes the cell cycle occurs at the same time as telophase results in two identical daughter cells |