Select the correct option with respect to mitosis.
- Chromatids separate but remain in the centre of the cell in anaphase
- Chromatids start moving towards opposite poles in telophase
- Golgi complex and endoplasmic reticulum are still visible at the end of prophase
- Chromosomes move to the spindle equator and get aligned along equatorial plate in metaphase
Answer
(4) Chromosomes move to the spindle equator and get aligned along equatorial plate in metaphase
Solution
∵ In anaphase the sister chromatids separate and move towards opposite poles ⇒ (1) is wrong.
∵ In telophase the chromosomes have already reached the poles and decondense ⇒ (2) is wrong.
∵ At the end of prophase the Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleolus and nuclear envelope are no longer seen ⇒ (3) is wrong.
As per NCERT, in metaphase the chromosomes are moved to the spindle equator and aligned along the metaphase (equatorial) plate ⇒ (4) is correct.
Answer: (4)