Describe the process of mitosis and the features of each stage.

Mitosis is a method of cell division with an even distribution of genetic information.
Phases of mitosis:
Prophase – the shell of the nucleus dissolves, the chromosomes become denser, the centrioles form a fission spindle.
Metaphase – the chromosomes line up along the equator, the spindle threads are attached to the chromatids.
Anaphase – spindle threads stretch chromatids to the poles and they become daughter chromosomes.
Telophase – chromosomes unwind, a nuclear envelope is formed, the spindle is destroyed and the cytoplasm divides.