The Cell Cycle in Pictures

The overall process

The Cell Cycle (Photo credit)

The cell cycle describes the typical cycle of a somatic cell that will go through mitosis. 


Mitosis is divided into 4 phases:
Prophase: 
-chromatin condenses to chromosome
-nuclear envelope disintegrates and disappears
-spindle forms
Metaphase:
-chromosomes line up at the equator
Anaphase:
-chromatids are pulled to opposite poles of the cell
Telophase:
-cell plasma divides
-nuclear envelope reappears