Click on the menu bar at the bottom of the screen to view a cell as it progresses through G₁, S, and G₂ phases of the cell cycle. Click on the information icons to learn more about what occurs in each step of the cell cycle.

This cell is in late interphase and is about to undergo mitotic cell division. Click Prophase in the menu below to watch it start mitosis. Once the animation pauses, click around in the cell to view important structures and learn more about the events that occur within a particular phase. To continue the animation, click on the next phase.

This cell is in late interphase and is about to undergo meiotic cell division. Click Prophase I in the menu below to watch it start meiosis. Once the animation pauses, click around in the cell to view important structures and learn more about the events that occur within a particular phase. To continue the animation, click on the next phase.