NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
What structures can be observed under the microscope during anaphase stage?
Options
- AGolgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleolus, and the nuclear envelope
- BChromosomes arranged at the metaphase plate
- CSpindle fibres attached to kinetochores of chromosomes
- DChromatids separated and moving towards opposite poles
Correct answer
D. Chromatids separated and moving towards opposite poles
Step-by-step solution
At the onset of anaphase, each chromosome arranged at the metaphase plate is split simultaneously and the two daughter chromatids, now referred to as daughter chromosomes of the future daughter nuclei, begin their migration towards the two opposite poles. each chromosome moves away from the equatorial plate, the centromere of each chromosome remains directed towards the pole and hence at the leading edge, with the arms of the chromosome trailing behind. Thus, anaphase stage is characterised by the following key eve