Interphase
This phase of the cell cycle is where the cell spends most of its life, growing and performing normal functions.
What is Interphase?
This is the first stage of mitosis where chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes.
What is Prophase?
This phase follows prophase and precedes anaphase in mitosis.
What is Metaphase?
This phase of mitosis involves the separation of sister chromatids.
What is Anaphase?
This phase of mitosis involves the reformation of the nuclear envelope around separated chromosomes.
What is Telophase?
During this sub-phase of interphase, DNA is replicated.
What is the S phase?
During prophase, this structure will disappear.
What is the nucleolus?
This checkpoint ensures that all chromosomes are properly attached to the spindle fibers before proceeding to anaphase.
What is the spindle checkpoint?
During anaphase, these structures shorten to pull chromatids apart.
What are spindle fibers?
During telophase, these structures begin to decondense back into chromatin.
What are chromosomes?
This checkpoint in interphase ensures that the cell is ready to enter mitosis.
What is the G2 checkpoint?
In prophase, these structures begin to move to opposite poles of the cell.
What are centrosomes?
Chromosomes align at this central region of the cell during metaphase.
What is the metaphase plate?
The separated chromatids are now referred to as these.
What are daughter chromosomes?
This structure reappears in each daughter cell during telophase.
What is the nucleolus?
This phase of interphase is characterized by cell growth and preparation for DNA replication.
What is the G1 phase?
During prophase, this structure starts to form, which will later help in chromosome separation.
What is the mitotic spindle?
The alignment of chromosomes during metaphase ensures that each daughter cell will receive this.
What is an equal set of chromosomes?
This protein complex is cleaved to allow sister chromatids to separate during anaphase.
What is cohesin?
Telophase marks the end of this cellular process.
What is Mitosis?
This process in interphase involves the duplication of centrosomes.
What is centrosome replication?
This protein complex, which holds sister chromatids together, becomes visible during prophase.
What are cohesins?
During metaphase, these structures attach the chromosomes to the spindle fibers.
What are kinetochores?
This process ensures that each daughter cell will have an identical set of chromosomes.
What is chromosome segregation?
This process, which divides the cytoplasm, often overlaps with telophase.
What is cytokinesis?