Shape of metacentric chromosome in anaphase is

L-shaped

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V-shaped

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J-shaped

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I-shaped.

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Solution

The correct option is B V-shaped
Metacentric chromosomes are X-shaped chromosomes and the centromere are present in the centre so that the two arms are equal.
During anaphase, these chromosomes appear V-shaped as the chromosomes split and the daughter chromatids move to the opposite poles of the cell.
So, the correct answer is 'V-shaped'.

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