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The process of mitosis (cell replication)

Date Submitted: 05/21/2004 19:18:10
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An essay describing the processes that make up mitosis (cell replication). Very good. The process of Mitosis --------------------------------------- Mitosis is the term used to describe cell division for replication. The product at the end of mitosis is two daughter cells both genetically identical to the original (parent) cell. This process (mitosis) is used for growth and repair within an organism (and also for asexual reproduction). There are five main stages to mitosis, called Interphase, Prophase, …

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…they unwind into chromatin again, now becoming hard to see once again. The spindle fibres now disintegrate and new nuclear membranes form around the new groups of chromatin making two new nucleus'. The centrioles now also replicate and divide their numbers evenly around each nucleus. Now the cell is ready to divide. [Draw a diagram of Telophase stage.] Mitosis is now over. The cell is now ready to divide, by the process known as 'Cytokinesis'.

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