AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Microtubules ____ during telophase
A
Break down
B
Build up from centrosomes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Telophase begins when the decondensing daughter chromatids arrive at the poles, the kinetochore microtubules disappear, and the nuclear envelope reforms around the decondensing chromosomes to form the two daughter nuclei (Benavente, 1991).

Detailed explanation-2: -Telophase is also marked by the dissolution of the kinetochore microtubules and the continued elongation of the polar microtubules. As the nuclear envelopes re-form, the chromosomes begin to decondense and become more diffuse.

Detailed explanation-3: -During telophase, the chromosomes begin to decondense, the spindle breaks down, and the nuclear membranes and nucleoli re-form. The cytoplasm of the mother cell divides to form two daughter cells, each containing the same number and kind of chromosomes as the mother cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Roles of microtubules in cytokinesis Microtubules of the bipolar spindle dictate the position of the cleavage plane midway between the two asters. Subsequently, microtubules of the spindle midzone promote ingression of the cleavage furrow and the completion of cytokinesis.

There is 1 question to complete.