Multiple Choice
During mitosis, during which phase do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell (at the metaphase plate)?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, what is the first phase of mitosis (as classically defined after interphase)?
A
Telophase
B
Prophase
C
Anaphase
D
Metaphase
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Recall the sequence of phases in mitosis following interphase: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
Understand that mitosis is the process by which a eukaryotic cell divides its duplicated chromosomes into two identical sets.
Identify that the first phase after interphase is when chromosomes condense and become visible under a microscope, which is characteristic of Prophase.
Note that during Prophase, the nuclear envelope begins to break down and the mitotic spindle starts to form.
Recognize that the other phases (Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase) occur sequentially after Prophase, making Prophase the first phase of mitosis.
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