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Before mitosis can take place, what must occur?

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Interphase

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I'm currently learning about this as well, haha! In my notes, I have:

The cell cycle begins with stage G1, which is a part of interphase.

which should be your answer!

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Answer:

Before mitosis, the chromosomes are copied. They then coil up, and each chromosome looks like a letter X in the nucleus of the cell. The chromosomes now consist of two sister chromatids. Mitosis separates these chromatids, so that each new cell has a copy of every chromosome.

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