PRESENTATION OUTLINE
-Interphase-
Cell copies its DNA and grows in preparation for division. The DNA is loosely organized during interphase.
-Prophase-
DNA and proteins condense into tightly coiled chromosomes. The nuclear envelope breaks down, centrioles begin to move opposite poles, and spindle fibers form.
-Metaphase-
Spindle fibers attach to each chromosome. They align the chromosomes along the cell equator.
-Anaphase-
Chromatids separate to opposite sides of the cell.
-Telophase-
Nuclear membranes start to form, chromosomes begin to uncoil, and the spindle fibers fall apart.
-Cytokinesis-
Divides cytoplasm between two daughter cells, each with a genetically identical nucleus. The cells enter interphase and begin the cycle again.
