How many stages are there in mitosis?

Answer 1

It's best to visualize this with pictures of the various phases, so I will share a link with you to go to The Biology Project, a trusted website for understanding the cell cycle (see related links at the bottom of the answer). Mitosis is a dynamic process, so when it is happening, it is difficult to see where one phase starts and the other stops, but if you were to film it and then slow down the film, you could see certain identifiable activities that would allow you to draw a line across the film strip to say one phase has ended and the other started. Most people would draw lines to make the following phases: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Some people don't include the prometaphase as a separate stage, or they call it late prophase.

Before cells go into prophase, the first phase of mitosis, they are in a cell cycle stage called interphase. This is not officially a phase of mitosis, but it is helpful to think about what the stages of the cell cycle are: the quiescent (quiet) stage, also known as Gap 0; the interphase, including stages Gap 1 (cells increase in size, and prepare for DNA synthesis), Synthesis (DNA replication occurs), Gap 2 (checkpoint where cell continues to grow and further prepares for mitosis); the mitotic stage, or cell division stage. Cell division entails nuclear division (mitosis) and cytokinesis (division of the cytoplasm).

So, to fully answer your question, I think the most accurate answer is that there are 5 well-recognized phases in mitosis, and some people might also include the two bookends, interphase (before mitosis) and cytokinesis (after mitosis). I think it is best to know what happens in each stage, and what distinguishes one stage from the other, but that is best done with pictures, so I do recommend looking at the Biology Project website.

Answer 2

There are four stages in mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Each stage is characterized by specific events that lead to the division of a cell's genetic material into two daughter cells.

Answer 3

Six. 1)prophase 2)metaphase 3)anaphase 4)telophase 5)cytokinesis 6)interphase

Answer 4

- Mitosis have 4 different stages except one: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase ( there are all in order). Except one is Cytokinesis.

Answer 5

Four: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.

Answer 6

four: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase (which includes cytokinesis)

Answer 7

There are four stages in mitosis,

Answer 8

There are 4