Then it splits into two by mitosis...
1. The cell has two copies of its DNA all spread out
2. Before the parent cell divides, the DNA forms X - shaped chromosomes. (Each 'arm' of the chromosome is an exact duplicate of the other)
3. The chromosomes then line up at the centre and the cell fibres pull them apart so the two 'arms' of each chromososme go to opposite ends of the cell
4. Cell Membranes form around each of the sets of chromosomes (these become the nuclei of the two new cells.
5. The Cytoplasm divides
6. There are now two new daughter cells which are genetically identical to each other and the parent cell
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