where is mitosis in the cell cycle before and after

Mitosis happens in the M phase of the cell cycle, between interphase (G₁, S, G₂) before and cytokinesis after.

Simple placement in the cell cycle

• Before mitosis: the cell is in interphase (G₁ → S → G₂).

• Mitosis itself: prophase → prometaphase → metaphase → anaphase → telophase (this is the mitotic phase of nuclear division).

• After mitosis: usually cytokinesis , when the cytoplasm splits and two separate daughter cells form.

So, in order: G₁ → S → G₂ → Mitosis → Cytokinesis.

“Before and after” in plain words

• Before mitosis :
  • DNA has already been replicated during S phase, so each chromosome has two sister chromatids.

* The cell has grown and checked for DNA damage in G₂.

• During mitosis :
  • Chromosomes condense (prophase), line up in the middle (metaphase), separate to opposite poles (anaphase), and new nuclei form (telophase).

• After mitosis :
  • Cytokinesis completes cell division, and each daughter cell enters G₁ of a new cell cycle.

Tiny story to remember it

Imagine a student copying notes:

1. They prepare and copy notes (interphase: G₁, S, G₂).

2. They sort and split the pages into two equal sets (mitosis).

3. They hand each set to two classmates (cytokinesis, then back to G₁).

TL;DR: Mitosis sits after G₂ of interphase and just before cytokinesis, making up the M phase of the cell cycle.

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