Yet another critical cell cycle checkpoint takes place mid-mitosis. This check determines whether the chromosomes in the cell have properly attached to the spindle, or the network of microtubules ...

In any case, as mitosis begins, a remarkable condensation ... to the chromosomes until the nuclear membrane breaks apart. Prometaphase is an extremely dynamic part of the cell cycle.

When looking at cells with a microscope, the length of different stages of the cell cycle can be estimated using the formula: \(\text{Length of time in phase}=\) \(\frac{\text{observed number of ...

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies. How the cell ...