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  • HeLa cell in prometaphase. The chromatin is stained red and the microtubules forming the spindle stained green. The chromatin has condensed but there is not yet complete attachment of the chromosomes to the spindle.
  • Human cell in interphase showing the tubulin component of the cytoskeleton in green and the DNA in red. The centrosome, to which the microtubules attach, can be seen to the right of the nucleus.
  • Human cell in anaphase
  • Human cell in metaphase
  • Human cell in metaphase
  • Nucleus in prometaphase. The chromosomes are stained green. The chromatin has condensed but there is not yet complete attachment of the chromosomes to the spindle (not visible in the image).
  • Human chromosomes in early anaphase. At this stage the chromosomes have started to separate from each other and move towards opposite poles of the cell. The chromatin appears grey and the kinetochores are pink.
  • Human cells showing the stages of cell division starting with interphase at the top. Progressing down, the stages shown are: prophase, metaphase (chromosomes all attached and aligned), anaphase (chromosome separation)and telophase (formation of midbody and cells begin to flatten).
  • Human cancer cells in culture
  • Human cells showing the stages of cell division
  • Human cell in telophase
  • Human chromosomes in late anaphase. At this stage the chromosomes have started to separate from each other and move towards opposite poles of the cell.
  • Human cell in anaphase
  • Human cell in anaphase
  • Human cell in anaphase
  • Nucleus in early prophase
  • Human chromosomes during cell division
  • Human chromosomes in early anaphase. At this stage the chromosomes have started to separate from each other and move towardds opposite poles of the cell.
  • Two human cells in interphase. The microtubules are stained in green and the DNA in red.
  • Human chromosomes in metaphase. The chromatin is stained red and the "glue" that holds the two chromatids together is highlighted in yellow. This glue is a proteinaceous complex called cohesin. Once all the chromosomes are attached to the spindle, the cohesin complex breaks down, allowing the two chromatids to separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.
  • Nucleus in interphase. The large dark area is the nucleolus.
  • Human cell late in cytokinesis
  • Human cell in telophase
  • Human cell in interphase showing the tubulin component of the cytoskeleton in green, the DNA in blue and the kinetochores in pink.
  • Human cell in late prophase
  • Human cell early in cytokinesis
  • Human cell in early prophase
  • Human cells showing the stages of cell division starting with interphase second from the left on the top. Progressing anticlockwise the stages shown are: early prophase (centrosome not yet separated), late prophase (centrosome separated and DNA condensation), prometaphase (incomplete chromosome attachment), metaphase (chromosomes all attached and aligned), anaphase (chromosome separation), telophase (formation of midbody and cells begin to flatten), early cytokinesis (chromosomes decondensed and nuclear envelope reformed) and late cytokinesis (cells move apart).
  • Human cell showing nucleus and tubulin
  • Nucleus in late prophase