In mitosis, cytokinesis does not always occur, some cells divide and are multinucleate, like muscle cells. Memory Tricks Another way to understand the progression of mitosis and meiosis is by thinking ...

While mitosis is taking place, there is no cell growth and all of the cellular energy is focused on cell division. During prophase, the replicated pairs of chromosomes condense and compact themselves.

Visualise the steps of mitosis and interact with them in this BBC Bitesize activity written to the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification.

Welcome to Mitosis vs. 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 ...

Visualise the steps of mitosis and interact with them in this BBC Bitesize activity written to the Edexcel GCSE biology specification.

During mitosis, chromosomes become attached to the structure known as the mitotic spindle.In the late 1800s, Theodor Boveri created the earliest detailed drawings of the spindle based on his ...