The chromosomes line up on the metaphase plate, an imaginary line that divides the cell in two. Also, the fibers begin to tug each chromosome toward opposite ends of the cell. Same as in mitosis ...

Cell division, the basic means by which genetic information is passed from generation to generation, involves tightly coordinated movements of a cell's DNA. This page describes the major phases of ...

At the onset of mitosis, cells undergo massive cytoskeleton rearrangements that allow subsequent assembly of a bipolar mitotic spindle, accurate segregation of chromosomes and completion of ...