Cover Title Text: Daniel D. Chiras: Human Biology, Fifth Edition
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Chapter 16: Chromosomes, Cell Division, and the Cell Cycle

Mitosis
In Chapter 16, you read about the process of cell division. At this web site, what happens in each stage of mitosis is described with words and animated pictures of the cell. Click on "mitosis" in the menu at the left. You can also take a few quizzes.
Visit the Cells Alive web site
Mitotic Spindle Formation
In Chapter 16, you learned that the mitotic spindle forms during prophase, acts to segregate the chromosomes during anaphase, and disintegrates during telophase. At this site, you can watch movies of mitotic spindles forming and disintegrating during mito
Visit the Endow Movie Page web site

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