Question
The diagram below represents a stage during cell division.

i) Identify the stage of cell division.
ii) Give two reasons for your answer (a) above.
iii) Name the structures labeled K.

i) Identify the stage of cell division.
ii) Give two reasons for your answer (a) above.
iii) Name the structures labeled K.
Answer
(i) Anaphase I
(ii) Homologous chromosomes separate at the equator.
a) Chromosomes start migrating to opposites poles.
b) Sister chromatids attached at the centromere.
(iii) Spindle fibres
(ii) Homologous chromosomes separate at the equator.
a) Chromosomes start migrating to opposites poles.
b) Sister chromatids attached at the centromere.
(iii) Spindle fibres