mitosis
Chromosome duplication process
Mitosis is cell division in which a single cell produces two genetically identical copies of itself.
The process occurs in stages—prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase—as chromosomes duplicate and separate.
Mitosis is how organisms grow, repair tissue, and replace worn-out cells.
It contrasts with meiosis, which produces sex cells with half the genetic material.
Cytoplasmic division after mitosis
- prophaseFirst mitotic stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
- telophaseFinal mitotic stage
spindle · chromosome · chromatid · centromere · centriole · equator · cleavage · separation
Formation of early life
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
- gastrulaCup-shaped early embryo
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
organogenesis · differentiation · proliferation · growth · tissue formation · regeneration · wound healing · fetus
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
neoplasm · metastasis · chemotherapy · malignant · benign · biopsy · proliferation · apoptosis
Technique using powerful lenses
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- time-lapseFilming at intervals, playing fast
fluorescence · centrifugation · histology · confocal · colchicine · spindle poison · cytogenetics
cytokinesis
Cytoplasmic division after mitosis
- prophaseFirst mitotic stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
telophase · spindle · chromosome · chromatid · centromere · centriole · equator · cleavage · separation · replication
embryogenesis
Formation of early life
cleavage · organogenesis · differentiation · proliferation · growth · tissue formation · regeneration · wound healing · fetus · gestation
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
carcinoma · neoplasm · metastasis · chemotherapy · malignant · benign · biopsy · proliferation · apoptosis · radiation therapy
microscopy
Technique using powerful lenses
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
time-lapse · fluorescence · centrifugation · histology · confocal · colchicine · spindle poison · cytogenetics
- cell biologycell membrane, cell division, cytoplasm, ribosome, nucleus
- cell divisioncytokinesis, binary fission, prophase, metaphase, anaphase
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- cellscells, blood cell, cell theory, nerve cell, red blood cell
mitosisapoptosis
Programmed cell death
cell death · necrosis · cytolysis · autophagy