The waiting game
Most of my cellular life is spent in this phase
The chromosomes first become visible under a light microscope during this stage
What is prophase
Identical copies of chromatin held together by cohesin at the centromere are called
What are sister chromatids
My chromosomes are not visible or condensed
What is interphase
I am 2n
What is diploid
During this time I am copying genetic cookbook like mad
What is S-phase
chromatids are separating
What is anaphase
The mitotic spindle arises from me
What is the centrosome
My chromosomes are all lined up real nice and pretty in the center of the cell
What is metaphase
I am 1n
What is haploid
I am the point in time that the cell is replenishing it's energy reserves in preparation for dividing
What is G2 phase
At this point I look like an amorphous blob with two nuclei
If mutations happen disrupting mitosis this can appear
What is cancer
I'm showing my split personality segregating my chromosomes to their proper place
What is anaphase
I am 3n
What is triploid
At this point if my chromosomes aren't all copied correctly we shut the whole thing down
What is the G2 checkpoint
I'm not squinting I'm just pinched
What is cytokinesis
human somatic cells have this many chromosomes
What is 46
I'm decondensing and reforming my barriers
What is telophase
My parent has 23 chromosomes. After mitosis my daughter cells have this many chromosomes
What is 23 chromosomes
A nondisjunction would be captured at this point in the cell cycle
What is the M checkpoint
I'm melting I'm melting, my cytoskeleton is failing in this part of the cell cycle
What is G2 phase
I'm all wound up in histones and ready for the next level
What is nucleosome
Parts of me are dissolving and my chromosomes are condensing
What is prophase
If two cells undergo mitosis I end with how many daughter cells
What is 4