Question 56

(Short Answer)

As each cell in our body prepares for mitosis, its chromosomes start to look different. What are the changes in chromosome appearance that accompany the entry into M phase? Indicate true (T) and false (F) descriptions below. Your answer would be a five-letter string composed of letters T and F only, e.g. TTFFT.
( ) The chromosomes become readily visible by the naked eye.
( ) The chromosomes coil up further to become about 10 times shorter.
( ) Each chromosome is condensed and then replicated to form two sister chromatids.
( ) The typical diameter of a mitotic chromosome arm is about 70 nm.
( ) The two sister chromatids are disentangled from each other by the time chromosome condensation is complete.

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The cells achieve an extra 10-fold com...

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