Multiple Choice
In mitosis of a typical diploid somatic cell, what is the ploidy of the daughter cells produced relative to the parent cell?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
During which stage of mitosis do sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite poles of the cell?
A
Metaphase
B
Prophase
C
Telophase
D
Anaphase
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall the main stages of mitosis: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase, each with distinct events.
Understand that during Prophase, chromosomes condense and the mitotic spindle begins to form, but sister chromatids are still together.
Recognize that in Metaphase, sister chromatids align at the metaphase plate (the cell's equator), but have not yet separated.
Identify that Anaphase is the stage where sister chromatids separate at the centromere and are pulled toward opposite poles by spindle fibers.
Note that Telophase involves the arrival of chromatids at the poles and the beginning of nuclear envelope reformation, completing chromosome segregation.
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