CELL DIVISION
THE CELL CYCLE
Question
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Prophase
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Metaphase
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Anaphase
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Telophase
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Detailed explanation-1: -Metaphase. Chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate, under tension from the mitotic spindle. The two sister chromatids of each chromosome are captured by microtubules from opposite spindle poles. In metaphase, the spindle has captured all the chromosomes and lined them up at the middle of the cell, ready to divide.
Detailed explanation-2: -Metaphase. During metaphase, spindle fibers attach to the centromere of each pair of sister chromatids (see Figure below). The sister chromatids line up at the equator, or center, of the cell. This is also known as the metaphase plate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphase (the shortest phase of mitosis) is characterized by two events: Chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell.