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Multiple Choice
During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear membrane reform around the chromosomes?
A
Metaphase
B
Anaphase
C
Prophase
D
Telophase
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Understand the process of mitosis, which is the division of a single cell into two genetically identical daughter cells. Mitosis consists of several phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
Recall that during prophase, the nuclear membrane begins to disintegrate, allowing the chromosomes to condense and become visible.
In metaphase, the chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plane, but the nuclear membrane is not yet reformed.
During anaphase, the sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell, still without a nuclear membrane reforming.
Recognize that telophase is the phase where the nuclear membrane reforms around the separated sets of chromosomes at each pole, completing the process of mitosis.