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The Cell Cycle-7th Grade Latest Update Graded A+ Spindle Fibers fibers that attach to sister chromatids Mitosis division of the nucleus Interphase the longest phase: the cell grows and replicates its DNA and centrioles I Played My Awesome Tuba Carefully stands for Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis Prophase the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes Metaphase second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell Anaphase the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle Telophase the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle Cytokinesis The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis. Cleavage Furrow the area of the cell membrane that pinches in and eventually separates the dividing cell Centromeres area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached Chromatids two identical chromosomes that split and contain the same genetic material DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics