mitotic
Relating to division
Mitotic describes anything relating to mitosis—the process by which a cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells.
The term appears in biology and medicine: mitotic activity, mitotic spindle, mitotic rate.
A high mitotic index in tissue samples may indicate rapid cell division, relevant in cancer diagnosis.
First mitotic stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
- telophaseFinal mitotic stage
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
spindle · centrosome · astral · poles · nuclear envelope · checkpoint · interphase · cell cycle
Rotating rod for thread
- centrosomeMicrotubule-organizing organelle
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- centriolesCylindrical cell structures
- tubulinMicrotubule protein component
Chromosome's spindle attachment site
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- segregationForced separation by group
- chromatinNuclear protein-wrapped genetic material
microtubules · karyotype · alignment · separation · chromatid · homologous · diploid
prophase
First mitotic stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
- telophaseFinal mitotic stage
cytokinesis · spindle · centrosome · astral · poles · nuclear envelope · checkpoint · interphase · cell cycle · somatic
spindle
Rotating rod for thread
- centrosomeMicrotubule-organizing organelle
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- centriolesCylindrical cell structures
centromere
Chromosome's spindle attachment site
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- segregationForced separation by group
chromatin · microtubules · karyotype · alignment · separation · chromatid · homologous · diploid
- cell termscellular, cytoplasmic, nuclear, eukaryotic, prokaryotic
- tissue stateshealthy, diseased, inflamed, necrotic, viable