pairs of homologous chromosomes move to the equator of the cell
Both cyclin A and Cdk remain undegraded
Metaphase 1 looks like a group of bivalents. This is because the spindle fibers get aligned and arranged via a bipolar attraction. They end up along the equatorial line.
Metaphase is the phase of cell division where chromosomes line up on the equator of the cell just prior to splitting to the poles at anaphase. During mitosis identical chromosomes pair up on the equator, wheras during meiosis the homologous pairs line up together during meiosis 1 and then homologous chromatids line up together in meiosis 2.
There is no stage between metaphase and anaphase. Mitosis has four stages, first its prophase then metaphase then anaphase then telophase.
The chromosomes attach to a spindle fiber across the equator of the cell.
Anaphase
Metaphase
Chromosomes align along equator, or metaphase pate of cell.
1. In metaphase 1 spindle formation is completed In metaphase 2 spindle formation take place 2. Bivalent are involved in metaphase 1 Bivalents are not involved in metsphase 2
Metaphase 1 The chromosomes line up on the equatorial (metaphase) plate. Metaphase 2 Kinetochores of the paired chromatids.
Metaphase 1
No, homologous chromosomes do not pair up during metaphase 2 as they do in metaphase 1. In metaphase 2, individual chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate.
This happens during metaphase. I remember this phase because it is the move phaseof mitosis. The m from move matches the m from metaphase.In mitosis, it happens during metaphase.In meiosis, it happens twice and occurs in metaphase 1 and metaphase 2.
Non-disjunction is the failure of a pair of chromosomes or chromatids to separate. Since this happens in both metaphase I and II, non-disjunction can occur in either stage.In metaphase I it is the failure of the two homologous chromosomes in the pair to separate. In this case all of the gametes will be affected.In metaphase II it is the failure of the two sister chromatids to separate. In this case only half of the gametes are affected.Non-disjunction is the cause of a number of genetic conditions eg Down syndrome, Triple-X syndrome.See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondisjunction
It is during the anaphase of meiosis that the replicated homologous chromosomes line up next to each other at the cell's equator.
The letter "D" represents metaphase 1 in meiosis. During metaphase 1, homologous chromosome pairs line up at the cell's equator.
after metaphase the chromosomes rip or break in the middle after they have lined up in metaphase and start to drift to opposite sides of the nucleus