To identify the phase of mitosis, please provide a description or image of the phase you are referring to. Here are brief definitions of each phase from your word bank:
- Interphase: The phase of the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time preparing for division; DNA is replicated.
- Prophase: The first stage of mitosis where chromatin condenses into chromosomes, the nuclear membrane begins to disintegrate, and spindle fibers start to form.
- Metaphase: The stage where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell along the metaphase plate, and spindle fibers attach to the centromeres.
- Anaphase: The phase where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell by the spindle fibers.
- Telophase: The final stage of mitosis where the chromosomes begin to de-condense, the nuclear membrane reforms around each set of chromosomes, and the cell starts to split.
- Cytokinesis: The process that occurs after mitosis in which the cytoplasm divides, resulting in two separate daughter cells.
If you provide specific features or characteristics, I can help identify the phase of mitosis.