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Q: Why do members of chromosome pairs separate during mitosis?
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What happens to the nucleosomes during mitosis?

During mitosis, the fibers of each individual chromosome are drawn together forming the tightly packed nucleosomes. The tight packing of nucleosomes may help separate chromosomes during mitosis.


What structure will the chromatin become in mitosis?

The chromatin in the cell becomes chromosomes in prophase, the first stage of mitosis. The chromatin coils tightly together to form into separate chromosome strands during this phase.


What type of chromosome is produced during mitosis?

All chromosomes are reproduced during mitosis.


Do the chromosomes separate once in both mitosis and meiosis?

No. In mitosis the chromosomes separate once. In meiosis, in anaphase I, homologous chromosomes separate, but are still attached as sister chromatids. In anaphase II, the sister chromatids separate. So there are two chromosome separations in meiosis.


When during mitosis do chromosomes attach to spindle fibers?

During mitosis a double-stranded chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber centromere.


What type of chromosomes separate during mitoses?

Both autosomes and sex chromosomes separate during mitosis./ Somatic chromosomes separate during mitosis with same number as in the parent cell.


What are the Two strands of chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis?

chromatid


When do chromotids separate during mitosis?

Anaphase.


How many rounds of chromosome replication occur in the cell?

how many rounds of chromosome replication occur i the cell pirior to mitosis


How does the structure of a eukaryote chromosome during mitosis form the rest of the cell?

By cytokinesis and karyokinesis


The region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis?

Centromere


What is one of the two strands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis?

Chromatid