Inquiry into Life
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Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the role of mitosis and how it maintains the chromosome number of a cell.
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- In the cell cycle, at which stages do two chromatids make up one chromosome? a. beginning of mitosis b. end of G1 c. beginning of S d. end of mitosis e. beginning of G2arrow_forwardChromosomes are duplicated during what portion of the cell cycle? a. G 1 phase b. S phase c. prophase d. prometaphasearrow_forwardSeparation of the sister chromatids is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis? a. prometaphase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophasearrow_forward
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