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Title: What cause the movement of chromosomes towards the opposite poles?
Post by: murphy go on Oct 7, 2023
mitosis


Title: Re: What cause the movement of chromosomes towards the opposite poles?
Post by: bio_man on Oct 7, 2023
This happens during anaphase (a step in mitosis). During anaphase, sister chromatids are pulled apart by the shortening of microtubules. This movement towards opposite poles of the cell ensures that each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes.