NEET 2011 · Class 11

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Select the correct option with respect to mitosis.

  1. (A)Chromatids separate but remain in the centre of the cell in anaphase
  2. (B)Chromatids start moving towards opposite poles in telophase
  3. (C)Golgi complex and endoplasmic reticulum are still visible at the end of prophase.
  4. (D)Chromosomes move to the spindle equator and get aligned along equatorial plate in metaphase.

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Hence, the metaphase is characterised by all the chromosomes coming to lie at the equator with one chromatid of each chromosome connected by its kinetochore to spindle fibres from one pole and its sister chromatid connected by its kinetochore to spindle fibres from the opposite pole (Figure 10.2 b).

Chapter
Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Section
10.2.2 Metaphase
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3
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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'all the chromosomes coming to lie at the equator' and describes their alignment, which directly matches option D's claim about chromosomes moving to the spindle equator and aligning along the equatorial plate.

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