Question

During the second stage of mitosis, metaphase, the chromosomes of the parent cell line up along the metaphase plate in the center of the cell. What can you infer about the importance of this step?

Answer 1

Chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate, under tension from the mitotic spindle. The two sister chromatids of each chromosome are captured by microtubules from opposite spindle poles. In metaphase, the spindle has captured all the chromosomes and lined them up at the middle of the cell, ready to divide.

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