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Multiple Choice
During which stage of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
A
Metaphase
B
Anaphase
C
Prophase
D
Telophase
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Understand that mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two daughter cells, each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.
Recall the stages of mitosis: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
In Prophase, the chromosomes condense and become visible, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.
In Metaphase, the chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate, which is an imaginary line equidistant from the two centrosome poles.
In Anaphase, the sister chromatids are pulled apart toward opposite poles of the cell, and in Telophase, the chromosomes begin to de-condense, and the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes.