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Because the chromosomes seem to shorten and thicken prior to dividing, this makes them more visible.

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This is the phase where thin chromatin threads coil and condense to form visible chromosomes.

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Q: Why do chromosomes become more visible during prophase?
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Which phase do chromosomes first become visible?

Interphase as they become decondenced


When chromosomes are visible?

Chromosomes are visible during prophase. Chromosomes are only visible in cells during the cell division because the DNA and protein that the chromosomes are made of are spread throughout the nucleus.


When during the cell cycle are chromosome visible?

During Prophase


When during the cell cycle are chromotomes visible?

During Interphase.......NO During Mitosis........YES * assuming you mean visible through a microscope


Chromosomes first become visible during?

metaphase


In what phase does chromosomes condense and become visible?

The chromosomes in a cell's nucleus are only visible during the part of the cell cycle known as prophase. Prophase is the stage of mitosis in which chromatin condensation occurs.


Chromosomes first become visible during which phase of mitosis?

Chromosomes first become visible during prophase of mitosis when they condense and coil up tightly. This allows them to be easily seen under a microscope as separate structures.


Name the phase of cell division when duplicated chromosomes first appear?

Duplicated chromosomes first become visible during prophase.


Are chromosomes now visible during prophase?

In prophase there's just the condensation of the chromatin material into chromosomes...& nuclear membrane disappears but the chromosomes aren't clearly visible,they are better visible during metaphase..!


What makes the chromosomes become visible during prophase?

When pro phase begins, the DNA molecules are progressively shortened and condensed by coiling, to form visible chromosomes.


What is it when chromosomes are first visible?

during prophase


The phase of mitosis during which chromosomes become visible and the centrioles seperate from one another is?

Prophase