Metaphase+830

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**•k i m e l l i t i f f a r i • **
(Kim Teehera, Elli Brady, Tiffany Tan, and Arielle Bautista)

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Metaphase is the second phase of mitosis in which chromosomes are held in place in the center of the cell by fully formed spindles (the framework in the microtubules of the cytoskeleton of the cytoplasm). The duplicated chromosomes are lined up in the center in order to prepare for cell division. (At division, the paired chromosomes are pulled apart by the spindle fibers.)=====

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As seen in the images above, the dark shapes aligned in the center of the cell are the duplicated chromosomes, indicating that this cell is in the mitotic stage of metaphase. The spindle fibers, of course, are not visible, as they are very thin.=====