The six phases showing mitosis of cells are:
  1. Interphase: The cell grows and replicates its DNA and centrioles.
  2. Prophase: The chromatin condenses into chromosomes. The centrioles separate, and a spindle begins to form. The nuclear envelope breaks down.
  3. Metaphase: The chromosomes line up across the center of the cell. Each chromosome is connected to spindle fibers at its centromere.
  4. Anaphase: The sister chromatids separate into individual chromosomes and are moved apart.
  5. Telophase: The chromosomes gather at opposite ends of the cell and lose their distinct shapes. Two new nuclear envelopes form.
  6. Cytokinesis: The cytoplasm pinches in half. Each daughter cell has an identical set of duplicate chromosomes.