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  • Human cancer cell
  • 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 HeLa cancer cells, prometaphase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, mitosis
  • Human HeLa cancer cell chromosome rosettes
  • 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 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 HeLa cancer cell, metaphase.
  • Human cell in anaphase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, metaphase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, metaphase
  • Human cell in anaphase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, anaphase
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Human cell late in cytokinesis
  • Human cell in telophase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, cytokinesis
  • Human cell in late prophase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, anaphase
  • Human HeLa cancer cells, mitosis