INTERPHASE

• G1- cell growth
• S- DNA replication
• G2- preperation for mitosis

PROPHASE

• Chromosomes become visible
• Nuclear membrane disintegrate
• Spindle apparatus begins to form between poles

METAPHASE

• Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
• The nucleus breaks down
• The centrosome duplicates and the mitotic spindle form

ANAPHASE

• Sister chromatids now become individual chromosomes

TELOPHASE

• Chromosomes begin to unwind and become chromatins again
• Nuclear membrane and nucleolus refroms
• Spindles and asters break apart

Cytokinesis in plant cells occur with the formation of a cell plate that splits the cell into two daughter cells. This is different from animal cells where a cleavage furrow is formed to separate the cell into two.