Mitosis describes the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two new nuclei, each containing an identical copy of DNA. (Cytokinesis describes the division of the rest of the cell.) ...

Along with telophase, the cell undergoes a separate process called cytokinesis that divides the cytoplasm of the parental cell into two daughter cells. Mitosis is a process of nuclear division in ...

The DNA in chromosomes copies itself ready for mitosis. Prophase The DNA in chromosomes ... around the chromosomes at each end of the cell. Cytokinesis The cell membrane pinches in and eventually ...