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Chapter 8: Mitosis - Cell Division and Reproduction

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<strong>Mitosis</strong>: The Stages of <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Division</strong><br />

4. Telophase<br />

<strong>Cell</strong> continues to elongate.<br />

<strong>Cell</strong> returns to interphase conditions:<br />

• A nuclear envelope forms around each set of<br />

chromosomes.<br />

• Chromosomes uncoil, becoming chromatin threads.<br />

• Nucleoli reappear.<br />

• Spindle microtubules disappear.<br />

Cytokinesis usually occurs at the end of this stage

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