The process of mitosis cell division.

1. MITOSIS
 How somatic (non-sex cells) divide and multiply.

3. Interphase
the cell gets itself ready for mitosis
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
In preparation for cell division, it increases its size
and makes a copy of its DNA
the cell obtains nutrients, grows, reads its DNA

5. Prophase
the chromosomes become visible
the centrosomes start to move away from each other
the nuclear envelope starts to disperse
the spindle begins to form
the nucleoli disappear
Chromatin present in the nucleus starts to condense and it can be
seen through the light microscope as chromosomes. The nucleolus
disappears. It begins to move to opposite poles of the cell and
fibers extend from the centromeres.

7. Prometaphase
tetrads become connected to the spindle fibers by kinetochores
the nuclear envelope fragments
Microtubules emerging from the centromeres at the poles (ends)
of the spindle reach the chromosomes
each sister chromatid has a protein structure called a
kinetochore
Some of the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores,
throwing the chromosomes into agitated motion
The nuclear membrane will be dissolved and it indicates the start
of prometaphase stage. Kinetochores will be created because of
the attachment of proteins to the centromeres. The
chromosomes begin its movement when Microtubules attach at
the kinetochores.

8. Metaphase
plate
Spindle
Centrosome at
one spindle pole

9. Metaphase
the alignment of chromosomes at the center of
the cell
the separation of sister chromatids to opposite
mitotic spindle poles
the centrosomes are now at opposite poles of the
cell
Spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the
middle of the cell nucleus named metaphase plate

10. Daughter
chromosomes

11. Anaphase
the chromatids separate and move toward the spindle poles
Anaphase begins when the duplicated centromeres of each pair of
sister chromatids separate
At the end of anaphase, a complete set of chromosomes are
assembled at each pole of the cell.
The chromosome pairs separate at the kinetochores and move to
opposite sides of the cell.

13. Telophase and Cytokinesis
The polar fibers continue to lengthen
Nuclei (plural form of nucleus) begin to form at opposite poles
The nuclear envelopes of these nuclei are formed from remnant
pieces of the parent cell's nuclear envelope
Nucleoli (plural form of nucleolus) also reappear
Chromatin fibers of chromosomes uncoil
After these changes, telophase is complete and the genetic
"contents" of one cell have been divided equally into two
Cytokinesis, the division of the original cell's cytoplasm, begins
prior to the end of mitosis and completes shortly after telophase
In animal cells, cytokinesis involves involves the formation of a
cleavage furrow, which pinches the cell in two
At the end of cytokinesis, there are two distinct daughter cells

14. MITOSIS
 The two daughter cells now become parent cells and each produce
two more daughter cell. This process continues to repeat