At the Point in the Cell Cycle When Mitosis Begins

question 31

Multiple Choice

At the point in the cell cycle when mitosis begins

• A) the chromatids have separated into two identical chromosomes.
• B) DNA replication begins.
• C) each chromosome consists of two identical chromatids joined at the centromere.
• D) chromosome number is halved.
• E) the cell enters a dormant phase.

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