This document provides an overview of cell division and the cell cycle. It summarizes that cell division allows organisms to reproduce and is essential for growth, development, and repair of multicellular organisms. The cell cycle consists of interphase, where the cell grows and DNA replicates, and mitosis, where the genetic material divides. Key events of mitosis include proper chromosome condensation and segregation facilitated by the mitotic spindle. Cytokinesis then divides the cytoplasm to complete cell division.