Exploring Mitosis
12th Grade · Science · 60 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the stages of mitosis and their significance in cell division.
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The purpose of mitosis is to create two identical daughter cells from a single parent cell, ensuring each new cell has the same genetic information.
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During interphase, the cell grows, duplicates its DNA in the S phase, and replicates its centrosomes in preparation for mitosis.
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The phases of mitosis, in order, are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, often remembered by the mnemonic IPMAT.
