A scientist looks into a microscope and sees that replicated chromosome pairs are lined up in the center of a cell. The scientist then sees the mitotic spindle from each side of the cell attach to a chromosome. Which mitotic phase is the scientist likely witnessing?(1 point) ()

Question

A scientist looks into a microscope and sees that replicated chromosome pairs are lined up in the center of a cell. The scientist then sees the mitotic spindle from each side of the cell attach to a chromosome. Which mitotic phase is the scientist likely witnessing?(1 point) ()
Responses

telophase
telophase

prophase
prophase

anaphase
anaphase

metaphase

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The scientist is likely witnessing **metaphase**. During this phase, replicated chromosome pairs are lined up at the center of the cell, and the mitotic spindle fibers attach to the chromosomes.