Cell Division: Stages of the Cell Cycle
Cell Division: Stages of the Cell Cycle
- Eukaryotic cells with division capability follow a cell cycle
- DNA replication takes place during the interphase
- Mitosis is the cell cycle part where a eukaryotic cell divides into two daughter cells with identical DNA copies
- Chromosome behaviour varies during interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
- Spindle fibres attached to centromeres play role in chromatid separation
- Division of cytoplasm (cytokinesis) typically results in two new cells
- Stage of cell cycle can be determined from information, understanding the events at each stage is crucial
- Stages of the cell not in mitosis is known as interphase (G1, S, G2).