Mitosis

Prophase

characterized by

Visible duplicated chromosomes

made of

Sister chromatids

held together by

Centromere

Kinetochore

Centrosome formation

with

Spindle

some attach to

Nuclear envelope fragmentation

Metaphase

characterized by

Full spindles

extend from

Poles

Aligned chromosomes

Anaphase

characterized by

Spindle microtubule resizing

some

Shorten

causes

Centromere splitting

Polar migration

of

Daughter chromosomes

Lengthen

causes

Cell elongation

Telophase

characterized by

Chromosome uncoiling

forms

Chromatin

enclosed through

Nuclear envelope formation

Nucleoli formation

Spindle disappearance