anaphases

Spindle fiber pulls

Anaphases are the stages of cell division when chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.

The singular anaphase occurs in both mitosis and meiosis, representing a critical moment when genetic material splits evenly between future daughter cells.

The students observed anaphases under the microscope, watching the chromosomes pull apart.

mitosis

cell division

Parent splitting into offspring

spindleRotating rod for thread
chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
centromeresChromosome constriction points

separation · microtubules · cytokinesis · daughter cells · chromatin · cell cycle · asters · diploid

meiosis

crossing over

Moving across a boundary

genetic variationInherited molecular differences
haploidSingle chromosome complement
germ cellsCells for sexual reproduction

oogenesis · spermatogenesis · recombination · fertilization · heredity · Mendel · sexual reproduction

laboratory

microscopy

Technique using powerful lenses

slidesMoves smoothly across surface
stainingApplying dye or pigment
fixationPersistent mental attachment

cell culture · karyotyping · imaging · time-lapse · observation · magnification · specimens · preparation · visualization · research

Opposites

mitotic cell cycle phase

anaphasesmetaphases

Chromosome-centering division stages

cytokinesis

cell cycle state

anaphasesinterphase

Pre-division growth stage

quiescence · senescence · dormancy · cytokinesis

Family

anaphase

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