Multiple Choice
During which phase of meiosis do sister chromatids separate?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
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During which stage of meiosis do chromosomes decondense and the two cells fully separate, resulting in the formation of four haploid cells?
A
Anaphase I
B
Prophase I
C
Metaphase II
D
Telophase II and cytokinesis
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Recall the overall process of meiosis, which consists of two sequential divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II, each with distinct stages (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase).
Understand that chromosome condensation and decondensation are key features that help identify the stages: chromosomes condense during prophase and decondense during telophase.
Recognize that cytokinesis is the physical process of cytoplasmic division that follows telophase, leading to the formation of separate cells.
Identify that meiosis I reduces the chromosome number from diploid to haploid, and meiosis II separates sister chromatids, resulting in four haploid cells.
Conclude that the stage where chromosomes decondense and the two cells fully separate, producing four haploid cells, is telophase II followed by cytokinesis.
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