Test Essay on Cell Division, Anatomy & Physiology Dr. Mann.

The Process of Mitosis is the term used to describe cell division for replication. This process is used for growth and repair within an organism and also for asexual reproduction. There are five main stages to mitosis, called Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase. Although the process has been divided up into these stages the process of mitosis is actually continuous. In Interphase, the first stage, the cell is the original part. All cell organelles …

…spindle fibers 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. The product at the end of mitosis is two daughter cells both genetically identical to the original (parent) cell. Mitosis is now over. The cell is now ready to divide, by the process known as Cytokinesis.