Mitosis segregates duplicated chromosomes into two genetically identical daughter cells via a spindle of microtubules pulling sister chromatids apart.
Cell cycle: G1 → S → G2 → (Prophase → Metaphase → Anaphase → Telophase) → Cytokinesis
Spindle force: F ∝ k_motor × (microtubule occupancy)
- Phase progress — scrubs manually through interphase → prophase → metaphase → anaphase → telophase/cytokinesis.
- Chromosome pairs — number of homologous chromosome pairs condensing and segregating (humans have 23).
- Cycle speed — auto-play speed through the phases; real mitosis takes roughly 1 hour of a ~24 hour cycle.
- Auto-play / Reset — runs the cycle continuously or returns to interphase.
Real-world application: errors in this chromosome-segregation process (nondisjunction) cause aneuploidies such as Down syndrome, and uncontrolled cycling drives cancer — the basis for many chemotherapy drugs that block mitosis.