GCSE›Edexcel GCSE Biology›Mind mapsCell DivisionEdexcel GCSE Biology: Mind mapStudy pack PDFAlso for this subtopic:Revision notesFlashcardsSubtopic testCover factsCell cycleInterphase: cell grows, DNA replicatesEach chromosome becomes two sister chromatidsMitosis: the nucleus dividesCytokinesis: cytoplasm and membrane divideMitosis stagesProphase: chromosomes condense, envelope breaks downMetaphase: chromosomes line up at the equatorAnaphase: chromatids pulled to opposite polesTelophase: nuclear envelopes re-formMnemonic IPMATProductsTwo daughter cellsGenetically identical to the parentDiploid: full chromosome setCell divisionmitosis and cancerWhy it mattersGrowth: increases cell numberRepair: replaces damaged cellsAsexual reproduction: identical offspringCancerChanges in cells cause uncontrolled mitosisForms a mass of abnormal cells: a tumourExam tipsDNA replicates in interphase, before mitosisMeiosis gives different haploid gametes, not mitosisLink cancer to 'uncontrolled cell division'