Question

What happens during mitosis?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mitosis is a type of cell division where two daughter cells are formed that are genetically identical to the parent cell.

Explanation:

There are 5 stages of mitosis.

1. INTERPHASE - This is the resting stage of the cell.

                          - The nuclear membrane is present and the chromosomes

                            are not clearly visible.                                            

2. PROPHASE - The nuclear membrane disappears.

                        - Chromosomes become clearly visible.

                        - Spindle fibres begin to form from the centrioles.

3. METAPHASE - Spindle fibres twist and turn the chromatids,  lining them    

                           up along the cell equator.

4. ANAPHASE - The centromeres split and the chromatids arrive at the

                           poles.

                         -Nuclear membrane starts to form around each group of  

                         chromatids.

                         - Cell membrane begins to construct.

5. TELOPHASE - Two new daughter cells are formed that are genetically

                            identical to the parent cell.

Answer 2

Answer:

During mitosis, a eukaryotic cell undergoes a carefully coordinated nuclear division that results in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells. ... Then, at a critical point during interphase (called the S phase), the cell duplicates its chromosomes and ensures its systems are ready for cell division.