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Mitosis -
The
replication
and
partitioning
of
the
genetic
information
in
a
eucaryotic
cell
involves
a
complex
process
known
as
mitosis.
In
brief,
mitosis
consists
of
four
stages
namely,
the
prophase,
the
metaphase,
the
anaphase
and
the
telophase.
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In
the
prophase,
the
chromosomes
are
seen
as
intact,
compact
structures
and
this
is
accompanied
by
a
rapid
assembly
in
the
nuclear
region
of
a
bipolar
spindle
shaped
micro
tubular
structure
called
the
mitotic
apparatus.
Its
formation
is
accompanied
by
the
disintegration
of
the
nucleolus.In
the
metaphase,
the
chromosomes
align
in
the
equatorial
region
of
the
spindle
and
each
chromosome
splits
longitudinally
into
two
identical
chromatids.
In
the
anaphase,
one
set
of
the
chromatids
then
move
to
each
pole
of
the
mitotic
apparatus
and
in
the
telophase,
the
appearance
of
the
nuclear
membrane
and
the
organization
of
the
daughter
nuclei
occurs.
Cell
division
occurs
during
the
terminal
stage
of
mitosis
and
the
plane
of
division
is
the
equatorial
plane
of
the
spindle.
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