The phases of mitosis – where eurcaryote cells (that’s animals, plants, fungi… but not bacteria and the other prokaryotes) divide to create two identical copies of themselves can be tricky to remember. To make learning sequences easier – I like to write poems and songs of little artistic merit. Here is my haiku cycle ‘Mitosis.’ I hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Interphase nothing
But no \u2013 DNA doubles
So on to prophase<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chromosomes contract
And spindles begin to form
So begins prophase<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chromatids now seen
Nucleolus disappears
Chromosomes shorten<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On to metaphase
Chromosomes on equator
Centromeres attach<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early anaphase
Chromatids move towards poles
Because spindles pull<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chromatids at poles
Cell membrane invaginates
Telophase begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In late telophase
Two daughters can now be seen
The cycle completes<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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