INTERPHASE

• G1 phase in which the increases its supply of nutrients (proteins) and its organelles, to grow in size.

• S phase in the DNA is doubled and the histones are produced.

• G2 phase is protein synthesis and rapid cell growth help prepare the cell for the M Phase.

MITOSIS

• Mitosis has four main stages:

• Prophase - chromatin fibers become tightly coils and condenses into discrete chromosomes

• Metaphase - chromosomes convene, lining their centromeres on the metaphase plate.

• Anaphase - begins when the two sister chromatids of each pair suddenly part and become a chromosome

• Telophase - The chromosomes become less condensed, here the cell organizes and compresses the chromosomes in such a way that they can be divided equally

• Cytokinesis – The last step, here the cell splits into the two new cells.