The story for kids
This shows how a cell makes more cells. First, the colorful chromosomes line up in the middle. Then they split apart and move to the two sides. At the end, the cell squeezes in the middle, and one cell becomes two new cells. That's how we grow.
Facts
- Cells multiply by splitting in two.
- First the chromosomes line up in the middle, then they move apart to two sides.
- At the end the cell pinches in the middle, and two new cells appear.
Numbers
- Takes
- ~1 hour
- Result
- Two identical cells