“Mitosis is the process by which a eukaryotic cell separates the chromosomes in its cell nucleus, into two identical sets in two daughter nuclei. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis [w], which divides the nuclei, cytoplasm, organelles [w] and cell membrane [w] into two daughter cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components. Mitosis and cytokinesis together define the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle - the division of the mother cell into two daughter cells, genetically identical to each other and to their parent cell.” - wikipedia
Mitosis divides the chromosomes in a cell nucleus.
Mitosis information
Mitosis Tutorial, from Sadava, et al., "Life: The Science of Biology", 8th edition, Sinauer Associates, Inc publishers.
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