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Telophase

Okay, so when a cell needs to divide into two new cells, it goes through a bunch of steps called the cell cycle. One of the steps is called telophase.

Imagine you have a sandwich and you want to split it with your friend. You each want to have your own sandwich, right? Well, your cell is just like that sandwich. It needs to split so that it can make two new cells.

During telophase, the cell starts to pull apart. It's like you and your friend pulling on opposite ends of the sandwich. The cell also starts to make new membranes that will eventually become the walls between the two new cells.

Inside the cell, there are all these little things called chromosomes. They're like tiny instruction manuals that tell the cell what to do. During telophase, the chromosomes start to get copied. It's like making a Xerox copy of the instruction manual.

Finally, the cell finishes pulling apart and the new membranes start to close in on the two new cells. The chromosomes get divided up and each new cell gets its own set of instructions from the instruction manual (the chromosomes).

So, telophase is when the cell is getting ready to split into two new cells. It's like pulling apart a sandwich and making new copies of the instruction manual that tells the cell what to do.
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