Mitosis is conventionally divided into five stages known as prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. While mitosis is taking place, there is no cell growth and all of the ...

and the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC; see Fig. 2 for comparison with the traditional phases of mitosis.) These transitions should provide more accurate definitions of mitotic ...

The DNA in chromosomes copies itself ready for mitosis. Prophase The DNA in chromosomes ... their copies line up in the middle of the cell. Anaphase Chromosomes and their copies are pulled to ...