Mitosis Knowledge-Based Practice

Biology · Cell Communication & the Cell Cycle · Biology · Cell Cycle & Cell Division

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    During mitotic cell division in a eukaryotic somatic cell, which of the following events specifically characterizes anaphase?

    • A) Condensation of diffuse chromatin into visible chromosomes and disintegration of the nuclear envelope
    • B) Pairing of homologous chromosomes and their alignment as tetrads along the metaphase plate
    • C) Decondensation of daughter chromosomes and reassembly of the nuclear envelope around each new nucleus
    • D) Cleavage of cohesin complexes allowing sister chromatids to separate and move toward opposite spindle poles

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