Question

A stage in cell division is shown in the figure. Select the answer which gives correct identification of the stage with its characteristics.

• A. Cytokinesis - Cell plate formed, mitochondria distributed between two daughter cells
• B. Telophase - Endoplasmic reticulum and nucleolus not re-formed yet
• C. Telophase - Nuclear envelope re-forms, Golgi complex re-forms
• D. Late Anaphase - Chromosomes move away from the equatorial plate, Golgi complex not present.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Telophase - Nuclear envelope re-forms, Golgi complex re-forms

The figure given in the question shows a stage of mitotic cell division called telophase stage. The individual chromosomes are no longer seen and chromatin material tends to collect in a mass at the poles. This is the stage which shows the following key events:
- Chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle poles and their identity is lost as discrete elements.
- Nuclear envelope assembles around the chromosome clusters.
- Nucleolus, Golgi complex and ER reform.