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Chromosomes line up with their centromeres on the equator during metaphase of any eukaryotic cell division: mitosis, meiosis I, or meiosis II.
During metaphase the arms of the chromosomes are spread out, but it will be the centromeres that lead the way towards the poles during anaphase. This is because in metaphase some spindle fibers, which are formed by the cytoskeleton, attach to the centromeres. It is the contraction of these fibers that pulls the chromosomes (daughter-chromosomes in mitosis and meiosis II) towards the poles in anaphase.
There is an important checkpoint during metaphase. If the spindle fibers are not correctly attached, division should stop. However, a few mistakes slip through the net, and sometimes both daughter-chromosomes of a pair (in other words, a pair of former sister-chromatids) move to the same pole. This phenomenon is called non-disjunction, and leads to an abnormal number of chromosomes in both daughter-nuclei.
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During the metaphase stage of mitosis?
chromosomes line up at the cell's equator.
Which event occurs during metaphase?
chromosomes migrate to equator of the spindle apparatus
Which phase of mitosis is where the chromosomes are located at the equator of the cell?
Metaphase is the third phase of mitosis, when the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell.
What stage of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell?
metaphase
What is chromosomes line up in mitosis to known phase?
In Mitosis and Meiosis, this event is called Metaphase.
Where do the chromosomes line up along the cell?
chromosomes line up at the spindle equator during metaphase! chromosomes line up at the spindle equator during metaphase!
What stage of mitosis is occurring when the chromosomes start to align at the equator of the cell?
The phase in which paired chromosomes line up on the equator of the cell is called metaphase.
What fibers line up the chromosomes at the equator of the cell?
Kinetochore Fibers
What is the name of the fibers that line the chromosomes up at the equator of the cell?
the answer is spindle!
When does metaphase begin?
when chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell
During the metaphase stage of mitosis?
chromosomes line up at the cell's equator.
What is the phase in cell division when the chromosomes line up at the cells equator?
Metaphase.
What is a sentence with metaphase in it?
At the stage of metaphase, chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell. Homologous chromosomes pair up.
Which event occurs during metaphase?
chromosomes migrate to equator of the spindle apparatus
Which stage of a cells cycle do the replicated chromosomes line up on the equator of the cell?
Metaphase
Which phase of mitosis is where the chromosomes are located at the equator of the cell?
Metaphase is the third phase of mitosis, when the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell.
What is another term for the center of the cell where the chromosomes line up during mitoses?
cell equator or equatorial plane
