Anaphase Apr 2026

: Simultaneous with chromosome movement, the cell poles themselves move further apart as the mitotic spindle elongates, effectively stretching the cell in preparation for division. Comparison: Mitosis vs. Meiosis

: Once released, the individual chromatids (now independent chromosomes) move toward the spindle poles. This movement is driven by kinetochores —protein complexes on the chromosomes—which "walk" along microtubules as the fibers shorten. anaphase

: The onset begins when separase , a specialized enzyme, cleaves the cohesin proteins that hold sister chromatids together at the centromere. : Simultaneous with chromosome movement, the cell poles