Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

How did early biologists unravel this complex dance of chromosomes? The most obvious difference between interphase and mitosis involves the appearance of a cell's chromosomes. During interphase ...

EMBL scientists have shown how overlapping loops of DNA stack upon each other in dividing cells to give rise to rod-shaped ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from left to right: interphase, prometaphase, metaphase, and anaphase), chromosomes become progressively more compact through a ...

Interphase is the period between cell divisions. During this time, chromosomes replicate—each DNA strand unzips into two strands while free-floating bases attach to the unzipped strands.

Each centrosome pushes the chromosome from each side until they are lined up in the middle of the cell ... Now is a good time to revisit the images and information about the basic functions of the ...

Interphase The cell spends most of its life in this phase. The DNA in chromosomes copies itself ready for mitosis. Prophase The DNA in chromosomes and their copies condenses to become more visible.

Interphase is the longest stage of the cell cycle. DNA replicates to form two copies of each chromosome, ready for cell division. This then produces new sub-cellular structures such as ...