What event signifies the conclusion of the mitosis process?
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✓ Correct answer: A. TelophaseThe conclusion of the mitosis process is marked by Telophase. During this phase, the chromosomes assemble on opposite sides of the dividing cell.
Mitosis is a four-step process that generates two identical cells from a single original cell.
- Prophase, the first and lengthiest stage of mitosis, involves the chromosomes becoming visible and the centrioles separating and moving to opposite ends of the cell.
- Metaphase, the second stage of mitosis, sees the chromosomes aligning across the cell's center and attaching to the spindle fiber at their centromere.
- Anaphase, the third stage of mitosis, entails the sister chromatids separating into individual chromosomes and being pulled apart.
- Telophase, the fourth and final stage of mitosis, involves the chromosomes gathering at opposite ends of the cell and losing their distinctive rod-like shapes. Subsequently, two new nuclear membranes form around each of the two DNA regions, and the spindle fibers vanish.
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