Anaphase is initiated when the newly divided centromeres begin to move apart, which allows the sister chromatids (now individual chromosomes) to be pulled towards opposite poles of the cell. This ensures that each daughter cell receives an equal number of chromosomes.

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Anaphase

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Anaphase

A) is initiated when the newly divided centromeres begin to move apart.
B) results in an unequal distribution of chromosomes to the resulting cells.
C) involves the lining up of the chromosomes across the equatorial plate.
D) is the same in mitosis and meiosis I and II.

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