If you are provided with root-tips of onion in your class and are asked to count the chromosomes, which of the following stages can you conveniently look into?
A
Telophase
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B
Anaphase
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C
Prophase
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D
Metaphase
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Solution
The correct option is D Metaphase Metaphase is the second stage of mitosis— The chromosomes reach their maximum level of condensation. The chromosomes are lined up in the middle of the spindle apparatus. Although the chromatids may be pointing in various directions, the centromeres will be all in a row. So it is easier to count the chromosomes during metaphase than in any other phase.