MITOSIS

branch GENETICS

Coming from CELL CYCLE
==Mitosis== During mitosis the DNA is organised so that the two copies can be separated. The '''purpose''' of mitosis is to generate identical cells for growth & repair. Mitosis occurs in all '''somatic cells''' (body cells). Mitosis generates '''two daughter cells''', that are '''genetically identical'''. The Daughter cells are '''diploid''' (have the normal number / two of each chromosomes). Mitosis can be divided into the following stages. [image:http://i.imgur.com/iH0u90W.png] [image:http://i.imgur.com/G4ZMzLz.png]
Credit: Ben Himme