Which of the following statements best describes the major difference between metaphase i of meiosis and metaphase of mitosis? (2 points) in metaphase i, tetrad sets of homologous chromosomes stay together as they line up along the center of the cell. in metaphase, homologous chromosomes are separated as each sister chromatid set is pulled to one end of the cell. in metaphase, sister chromatids are separated and pulled apart to form a total of four new haploid cells. in metaphase i, sets of sister chromatids line up at the center of the cell and the spindle fibers pull them apart.

In metaphase I, tetrad sets of homologous chromosomes stay together as they line up along the center of the cell.

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interphase

the period of cell growth when the cell synthesizes new molecules and organelles. the cell is not dividing and it constitutes the majority of the time spent in the cell cycle

prophase

changes occur in the nucleus and cytoplasm. the chromatin condenses to form structures (sister chromatids) visible with a light microscope and the mitotic spindle begins to form, but the nucleus is still in tact

prometaphase

the nuclear envelope fragments and the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the sister chromatids

metaphase

all the cell's duplicated chromosomes are lined up at an imaginary plane equidistant between the poles of the mitotic spindle

anaphase

begins when sister chromatids separate from each other and ending when a complete set of daughter chromosomes arrives at each of the two poles of the cell

telophase

the daughter nuclei form at the two poles of a cell

cytokinesis

the division of a cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells. usually occurs during telophase during mitosis. this and mitosis make up to mitotic (m) phase of the cell cycle