Multiple Choice
In a typical diploid somatic cell undergoing mitosis, which statement best describes the presence and behavior of homologous chromosomes?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cell division, what is the final stage of mitosis (excluding cytokinesis)?
A
Telophase
B
Anaphase
C
Prophase
D
Metaphase
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Recall the sequence of stages in mitosis: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
Understand that each stage has distinct events: Prophase involves chromosome condensation, Metaphase aligns chromosomes at the cell equator, Anaphase separates sister chromatids, and Telophase involves reformation of the nuclear envelope.
Identify that the final stage of mitosis before cytokinesis is the one where the chromosomes reach the poles and the nuclear envelope reforms, which is Telophase.
Note that cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm, occurs after Telophase and is not considered a stage of mitosis itself.
Therefore, conclude that Telophase is the last stage of mitosis before the cell completes division.
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