Mitosis
Mitosis has four main stages, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Prophase is when DNA molecules shorten and condense by coiling to form chromosomes. The spindle has moved to the opposite poles of the cell. Metaphase is where the spindle fibers attach themselves to the centromeres of the chromosomes and align the chromosomes at the equalatorial plate. Anaphase is when the spindle fibers shorten and the centromere splits, seperated sister chromotids along behidn the centromeres. Telophase is when the chromosomes reach the poles of their respective spindles. Nuclear envelope reform before the chromosomes uncoil. The spindle fibers disintegrate.
Cytokinesis
This is the last stage of mitosis. It is the process of splitting the daughter cells apart. A cleavage furrow forms and the cell is pinched into two. Each daughter cell has the same number of chromosomes and the same quality of chromosomes
The Cytokinesis Difference
Plant CellsA plate forms to create a new cell wall.
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Animal CellsThe membrane pinches closed.
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