In a cell that is undergoing mitosis, what first happens to the chromosomes after the nuclear envelope breaks down?

Responses

They pair up as homologous chromosomes.
They pair up as homologous chromosomes.

They line up at the equator of the cell.
They line up at the equator of the cell.

They replicate to make a new copy of DNA
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They replicate to make a new copy of uppercase D N A .

They are moved to either pole of the cell.

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After the nuclear envelope breaks down during mitosis, the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell. This stage is known as metaphase. Therefore, the correct response is:

They line up at the equator of the cell.