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Centromeres divide and sister chromatids become full-fledged chromosomes during _____. interphase telophase metaphase prometaphase anaphase
Phase 2: Metaphase. Metaphase is the phase of mitosis that follows prophase and prometaphase and precedes anaphase. Metaphase begins once all the kinetochore microtubules get attached to the sister chromatids’ centromeres during prometaphase.
To model metaphase, move the centromeres of your chromosomes to lie on an imaginary plane midway between the centrosomes that are now positioned at opposite poles of the cell. Line up the individual chromosomes in the middle (equator) of the cell.
Centromeres are specialized regions of chromatin that ensure accurate segregation of chromosomes during mitosis. Learn about the molecular composition, evolution, and classification of...
The daughter chromosomes migrate centromeres first and the kinetochore fibers become shorter as the chromosomes near a pole. In preparation for telophase, the two cell poles also move further apart during anaphase. At the end of anaphase, each pole contains a complete compilation of chromosomes.
Learn how chromosomes are condensed, separated and duplicated during mitosis, the process of nuclear division. See how the mitotic spindle, centrosomes, cohesin and condensin are involved in...
CENP-A localizes to a subset of the α-satellite DNA, with clusters separated by ~562 nm and a perpendicular intervening ~190 nM wide axis of cohesin in metaphase chromosomes. Differently sized...
The centromere is the genetic locus that specifies the site of kinetochore assembly, where the chromosome will attach to the kinetochore microtubule. The pericentromere is the physical region responsible for the geometry of bi-oriented sister kinetochores in metaphase.
Metaphase. During metaphase, spindle fibers fully attach to the centromere of each pair of sister chromatids. As you can see in Figure \(\PageIndex{5}\), the sister chromatids line up at the equator, or center, of the cell.