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Cell Cycle

The cell cycle is carefully regulated to control growth in organisms. Studying the roots of plants like onions allows observation of multiple cells in different phases of the cell cycle. Scientists have divided the continuous cell cycle process into six phases characterized by important events, such as the breakdown and reformation of the nuclear membrane in mitosis and the separation of chromatids.

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Cell Cycle

The cell cycle is carefully regulated to control growth in organisms. Studying the roots of plants like onions allows observation of multiple cells in different phases of the cell cycle. Scientists have divided the continuous cell cycle process into six phases characterized by important events, such as the breakdown and reformation of the nuclear membrane in mitosis and the separation of chromatids.

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The Cell Cycle

CELL CYCLE
Growth in an organism is carefully Although slicing the onion root captures
controlled by regulating the cell cycle. In many cells in different phases of the cell
plants, the roots continue to grow as cycle, the cell cycle is still a continuous
they search for water and nutrients. process. Scientists have divided the
These regions of growth are good for process into 6 phases, each
studying the cell cycle because at any characterized by important events, but
given time, you can find multiple cells these divisions are still arbitrary as a cell
that are undergoing some stage of is a fluid environment constantly
mitosis. changing.
MITOSIS – ONION ROOT TIP

Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase


Mitosis - Prophase
To begin mitosis, the nuclear membrane breaks down, while the
chromosomes shorten and thicken (here, a chromosome is two chromatids,
bound at a point called the centromere, making an "X" shape). The other
structures important for mitosis are also forming (i.e. the centrioles).

Mitosis - Metaphase
The spindle has now formed, and the nuclear membrane has broken down.
The chromosomes are lined up along the cell's center and are attached to the
spindle fibers. When the individual chromatids (½ of the "X") are separated
from the chromosome (the "X"), they are now each referred to as a
chromosome (i.e. In metaphase, the chromosome, composed of two
chromatids, separates into the individual chromatids, which are then renamed
chromosomes).
Mitosis - Anaphase
The newly formed chromosomes are pulled along the spindle
toward opposite poles of the cell.

Mitosis - Telophase
The chromosomes have finished their migration to the poles.
The spindle has broken down and disappeared. The cell
membrane pinches in (forms a cleavage furrow) along the
center creating two separate cells. At this time, the
chromosomes uncoil and become less visible (as they are during
Interphase), the nuclear membrane reforms. The division of the
cytoplasm is called cytokinesis. The division of the nucleus is
Mitosis. At the end of Telophase, the cell reenters Interphase.

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