Mitosis is a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that occurs when a parent cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells. During cell division, mitosis refers specifically to ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements of hundreds of proteins. How did early biologists unravel this complex dance of chromosomes? The most obvious ...

Organization of mitotic chromosomes (magenta) and spindle microtubules (green) at an early phase of cell division. Shortly after what’s shown in the image, the microtubules will invade the ...