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During prophase in both mitosis and meiosis, chromosomes condense. At this time, identical copies of chromosomes are connected. What is each copy of a chromosome called? ______________________

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Well, DNA's arranged in chromosomes, as you know, so what happens is, as a chromosome replicates, or makes a copy of itself, it's arranged as two chromosomes next to each other, called chromatids.

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Well, DNA's arranged in chromosomes, as you know, so what happens is, as a chromosome replicates, or makes a copy of itself, it's arranged as two chromosomes next to each other, called chromatids.

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Answer: sister chromatids

Explanation: since each of the parent's cells chromosomes were replicated during interphase, there are two copies of each chromosome in the cell during prophase

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