To make two cells from one, a cell grows, copies its DNA, then splits it evenly. Most of the time it's just living and growing (interphase); the dramatic split is mitosis. Step through it.
G₁ — first growth
G₁ phaseinterphase · the cell grows
Walk the phases
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
The Cell Cycle & Mitosis — OpenStax, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
