Figure 11.9 The Phases of Mitosis in an Animal Cell Mitosis results in two new genetically identical nuclei, each one destined for one of the two daughter cells produced when a cell divides. In the micrographs, the green dye stains microtubules (and thus the spindle); the red dye stains the chromosomes. The chromosomes in the diagrams are stylized to emphasize the fates of the individual chromatids.