AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -During anaphase I stage of meiosis, the cell starts to lengthen. The two homologs of each chromosome pair separate and move toward opposite poles, drawn by the microtubules of the spindle apparatus. This contrasts with mitosis, where the sister chromatids of each homolog separate and move toward opposite poles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anaphase I: In anaphase I, the attachment of the spindle fibers is complete. The homologous chromosomes are pulled apart and move towards opposite ends of the cell. Do not confuse this with the pulling apart of sister chromatids! This is the point in which reduction occurs with 23 chromosomes moving to each pole.

Detailed explanation-3: -In anaphase I, the homologues are pulled apart and move apart to opposite ends of the cell. The sister chromatids of each chromosome, however, remain attached to one another and don’t come apart. Finally, in telophase I, the chromosomes arrive at opposite poles of the cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -During anaphase, each pair of chromosomes is separated into two identical, independent chromosomes. The chromosomes are separated by a structure called the mitotic spindle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sister chromatids separate during anaphase I.