The Cell Division

Whew! I have to deal with so many terms in this particular topic! Well its kinda enjoying! Here, listen to this.

How does cell divides? How does it reproduce? Here is what I've learned about it.

Cell division includes two (2) process. One is the mitosis and the other is the meiosis. There are different stages in the mitosis. First is the late prophase, here the centrioles of the cell move and its nuclear membrane starts to breakdown. Second is the transition to metaphase where in this stage the nuclear membrane of the cell has totally breakdown and is not visible anymore. The third is the metaphase which means "middle", in this stage the mitotic spindle apparatus has already formed and lies on the poles of the nucleus. The chromosomes are lined up along the cell's equator and are attached to the mitotic spindle via microtubules. Next is the anaphase which means "away". The newly formed chromosomes are pulled along the microtubules toward opposite poles of the cell. After that is the telophase, the chromosome have finished their migration and mitotic structures breakdown, the nuclear membrane forms again and the nucleolus reappears again. Lastly is the interphase or what we call the cytokinesis, the division of cell. Meiosis is also a part of the cell divisions but this one is different from mitosis. Meiosis is a one-way process only and is not engaged in a cycle.


When Sir Greg discussed this one to us, first it was really hard to understand but as we go deeper I fully understand how does this thing divides. Well the way that he taught us about this topic was really great because he had his visual aids which helped more for us to be able to understand the topic, but I think the only problem is that it was discussed to us rappidly so maybe it could have been better if we will take it slow. "Slowly but surely"