Mitosis 4: Telophase

[Animal cell telophase. Notice the two poles begin to condense to form two nuclei. The cells begin to build the cell membrane in between.]

By telophase there are two separate groups of chromosomes at each pole. A nuclear envelope begins to form around each set of chromosomes to form two nuclei, that are temporarily in one cell. After the envelope reassembles RNA synthesis begins to break down the chromosomes, causing the nucleolus to reappear.

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