A Stage By Stage Description Of Mitosis And Meiosis

Mitosis and MeiosisNameInstitutional AffiliationMitosis and MeiosisMitosis and Meiosis are two process which takes place during cell division.Even though they both occur during cell division to produce new cells, they occur in different stages and plays different roles in the process(Luciano & Peluso, 2016).Stages of MitosisThis is a type of cell division which occurs in the body cells/somatic cells of organisms to produce daughter cells that are identical to the mother cell. It is divided into the following stages: Interphase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase (Remaut, Symens, Lucas, Demeester & De Smedt, 2014)InterphaseDuring this process more cell organelles are produced and the DNA replicates. Furthermore, chromosomes are not visible as distinct chromosomes but only appear as chromatin threads swollen at certain intervals.ProphaseIn this stage chromoses shorten and thicken and became visible under the light microscope.The centriole divides, separate and start moving to opposite poles of the cells forming spindle fibers.Each chromosomes is now seen to contain two strands joined together at the centromere.Nuclear membrane disintegrates and ucleolus disappear marking the end of prophase.MetaphaseSpindle fibers increase in length in this stage and chromosomes moves and arrange themselves at