Day 7: Jumpin' Genes!
Duplicate DNA Molecules Separate
From here, the mitotic spindle fibers pull the
chromosomes apart. The two molecules of DNA making
up the chromosome separate into two new daughter
chromosomes. The daughter chromosomes travel toward
opposite centrioles along their attached spindle
fibers. In the end the centrioles move apart pulling
their microtubules and attached daughter chromosomes
with them. This stage of mitosis is referred to as
anaphase.
Text and illustration by Janet Sinn-Hanlon
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