Mitosis describes the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two new nuclei, each containing an identical copy of DNA. (Cytokinesis describes the division of the rest of the cell.) ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate ... Prometaphase is an extremely dynamic part of the cell cycle. Microtubules rapidly assemble and disassemble as they grow out ...

In mitosis, two cells called daughter cells are produced, each identical to the parent cell. When looking at cells with a microscope, the length of different stages of the cell cycle can be ...

Another important checkpoint takes place later in the cell cycle, just before a cell moves from G 2 to mitosis. Here, a number of proteins scrutinize the cell's DNA, making sure it is structurally ...

Image Credit: DAntes Design/Shutterstock.com Understand The Full Cell Cycle Mitosis is a precisely ... Although technically ...

Devashish is Junior Lecturer (Maître Assistant) in Meraldi Lab at the University of Geneva. He is a cell-biologist interested ...

Meiosis. This half of the screen illustrates mitosis—the division of a cell's nucleus. Along with cytokinesis (the division of the rest of a cell), mitosis results in a parent cell dividing into ...