DNA replicates in a process called mitosis, along with the cell. There are 6 different stages in mitosis, and the DNA being copied is in the majority of them.
The first stage is called interphase. Interphase is the phase when the cell rests and grows for most of its life time. Then, after this phase, the first phase of mitosis is called prophase. In this phase, the chromatin and nucleus slowly start to form chromosomes. The third phase is called metaphase. Metaphase is when the chromosomes have become attached to spindle fibers. After this one, is the fourth phase called anaphase. Anaphase is when the centromere splits and the two move apart to the opposite sides of each other. Next is telophase, in which the chromosomes stretch out and and become daughter cells. The last phase is cytokinesis, in which the new cells pinch in two. Plant cells in mitosis have a cell plate formed, in which the cell plate splits them apart.
Copying DNA is a very important job for our bodies. It allows us to be healthy and grow.
The first stage is called interphase. Interphase is the phase when the cell rests and grows for most of its life time. Then, after this phase, the first phase of mitosis is called prophase. In this phase, the chromatin and nucleus slowly start to form chromosomes. The third phase is called metaphase. Metaphase is when the chromosomes have become attached to spindle fibers. After this one, is the fourth phase called anaphase. Anaphase is when the centromere splits and the two move apart to the opposite sides of each other. Next is telophase, in which the chromosomes stretch out and and become daughter cells. The last phase is cytokinesis, in which the new cells pinch in two. Plant cells in mitosis have a cell plate formed, in which the cell plate splits them apart.
Copying DNA is a very important job for our bodies. It allows us to be healthy and grow.
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