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How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis
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Mitosis


Meiosis





Mitosis and cytokinesis are complete.

Prometaphase II
The spindle fibers attach to the chromosomes. The centrioles are now at opposite ends of the cell.

As in mitosis prometaphase, fibers from both ends of the cells attach to each one of the four chromosomes.



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