Read the following statements carefully: (i) Initiation of the assembly of mitotic spindle occurs in prophase. (ii) Cells at the end of prophase, when viewed under the microscope, do not show Golgi complexes, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleolus and the nuclear envelope. (iii) In telophase, chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle poles and their identity is lost as discrete elements. (iv) During anaphase, the centromere

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Statement (i) is correct as the initiation of the assembly of the mitotic spindle is a characteristic event of prophase. Statement (ii) is correct because by the end of prophase, organelles like the Golgi complexes, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleolus, and the nuclear envelope disappear. Statement (iii) is correct as telophase is marked by the decondensation of chromosomes at opposite poles, where they lose their individuality and discrete identity. Statement (iv) is incorrect. During anaphase, as the chromosomes move