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1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis

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9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis

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Which of the following stages of mitosis is characterized by chromosomes aligning at the cell's equatorial plate?

Anaphase

Telophase

Prophase

Metaphase

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Recall the main stages of mitosis: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase, each with distinct chromosome behaviors.

Understand that during Prophase, chromosomes condense and become visible, but they have not yet aligned in the center of the cell.

Recognize that Metaphase is the stage where chromosomes line up along the cell's equatorial plate (also called the metaphase plate), preparing for separation.

Note that in Anaphase, sister chromatids are pulled apart toward opposite poles of the cell, so chromosomes are moving away from the equatorial plate.

Remember that Telophase involves chromosomes reaching the poles and the cell beginning to divide, with chromosomes decondensing and nuclear membranes reforming.