Prometaphase Vs Reverse Prophase

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Prometaphase and reverse prophase are two stages in the process of mitotic cell division. Prometaphase is the middle step between prophase and metaphase during mitosis. During prometaphase, the nuclear envelope (the sack in which the nucleus lies in) is broken down, two kinetochores form at each centromere, and microtubules attach to the chromosomes. Polar microtubules push against each other and that forces each centromere to go to opposite ends of the cell, preparing it for metaphase. Reverse prophase is also more commonly known as telophase. Telophase is the last step of mitosis, during which the chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and the nuclear envelope begins to reform around the daughter sets of chromosomes. After which, cytokinesis will occur and two identical daughter cells will be formed. …show more content…

Mitosis has 4 identifiable stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase/cytokinesis. Prophase is the first stage of mitotic cellular division in which the centrioles separate and move to opposite ends of the nucleus. Proceeding is prometaphase, whereas described above, is when microtubules attach to the chromosomes to prepare them for the next phase: Metaphase. Metaphase is the third step of mitosis where the chromosomes align along the metaphase plate to prepare for division. To form the two daughter cells, anaphase, the next stage, separates the chromosomes and they move to opposite ends of the cell. Lastly, telophase/cytokinesis occurs in which the nuclear envelope reforms, the cellular membrane (and cell wall in plant cells) is cleaved and rebuilt. From that process two identical daughter cells are

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