CELL DIVISION

INTERPHASE

DRAW OF THE CELL

DESCRIPTION
Interphase is the phase of the cell cycle in which the cell spends the majority of its time and performs the majority of its purposes including preparation for cell division.

PROPHASE

Prophase is a stage of mitosis in which the chromatin condenses into double rod-shaped structures called chromosomes in which the chromatin becomes visible.

METAPHASE

Metaphase is easily recognizable because during metaphase the chromosomes are lined up at the equator of the cell. Metaphase accounts for approximately 4% of the cell cycle's duration.

ANAPHASE

Anaphase begins when the Chromatids of each duplicated chromosome separate and become unduplicated chromosomes in their own right. The new unduplicated chromosomes travel toward the centrosomes, or in plants the end of the spindles, on the side of the cell closest to them. When the chromosomes reach the end of the spindles the telophase begins. Telophase is the last phase of mitosis. Basically the membranes for the two new nuclei. from, the spindles are broken down by the cell and the unduplicated chromosomes begin to unravel and stretch out At the end of teloPhase the nuclei have taken on the appearance of interphase nuclei. and the cell cycle is ready to begin again in each of the two cell

TELOPHASE

INTERPHASE

DRAW OF THE CELL

DESCRIPTION

G1 S G2

G1 (Gap 1), in which the cell grows and functions normally. During this time, much protein synthesis occurs and the cell grows more organelles are produced, increasing the volume of the cytoplasm. If the cell is not to divide again, it will remain in this phase. Synthesis (S), in which the cell duplicates its DNA. This is also known as the Swanson phase

G2 (Gap 2), in which the cell resumes its growth in preparation for mitosis.