AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During which phase do chromosomes uncoil, nuclear envolope forms, and spindle fibers dissolve?
A
prophase
B
metaphase
C
anaphase
D
telophase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During telophase, chromosomes arrive at opposite poles and unwind (uncoil) into thin strands of DNA, the spindle fibers disappear, and the nuclear membrane reappears.

Detailed explanation-2: -During telophase, a nuclear membrane forms around each set of chromosomes to separate the nuclear DNA from the cytoplasm. The chromosomes begin to uncoil, which makes them diffuse and less compact.

Detailed explanation-3: -Telophase is the final stage in cell division. During telophase, the nuclear envelopes reform around the new nuclei in each half of the dividing cell. The nucleolus, or ribosome producing portions of the nucleus return.

Detailed explanation-4: -Telophase I is next. Here the spindle fibers are broken up, new nuclear membranes form, the chromosomes uncoil, and the cell divides into two daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -During prophase, the nuclear envelope and nucleolus are dissolved and the chromosomes condense. The centrioles and spindle fibers begin to form at opposite poles of the cell.

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