The model that accurately represents the process of mitosis is called the "somatic cell division" or the "common mitotic division" model. In this model, mitosis consists of a series of stages: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. During prophase, the chromosomes condense, the nuclear envelope breaks down, and the spindle apparatus forms. In prometaphase, the chromosomes attach to the spindle fibers. In metaphase, the chromosomes align in the middle of the cell. In anaphase, the sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell. Finally, in telophase, the nuclear envelope reforms, the chromosomes de-condense, and the cell divides into two daughter cells in the process of cytokinesis.
