mítósis
Mitosis, or mitóza, is a division process in eukaryotic cells that distributes a parent cell's genetic material into two genetically identical daughter nuclei. It is part of the broader cell cycle and is typically followed by cytokinesis, which splits the cytoplasm to form two separate cells.
During prophase, chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes and the mitotic spindle forms outside the nucleus. The
Cytokinesis completes cell division by dividing the cytoplasm. In animal cells, a contractile actin ring forms
Regulation of mitosis is tightly controlled by the cell cycle, with checkpoints such as the G2/M and
Mitotic division preserves the chromosome number and produces identical somatic cells, in contrast to meiosis, which