Metaphase

• what happens during metaphase?

  • each chromosome is a pair of chromatids joined at the centromere
  • the centromere attaches to the spindle fibres so that the chromosomes are aligned on the equator
  • if the cell is viewed from the pole, the chromosomes appear spread out, but if the cell is viewed from the side, the chromosomes appear in a line
• what is this a diagram of?

  metaphase