Which phase is described as the chromosomes spreading into a tangle of chromatin?

Which phase is described as the chromosomes spreading into a tangle of chromatin?

• A. Prophase
• B. Metaphase
• C. Telophase
• D. Anaphase

Answer: (C)

Telophase is when the chromosomes unwind from their condensed forms and spread back into the less organized chromatin. After arriving at the poles, the chromosomes loosen, becoming a diffuse, threadlike chromatin network as the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set. This de-condensation is what the description of spreading into a tangle of chromatin captures. Earlier stages involve condensation (prophase), alignment (metaphase), and separation (anaphase), all of which contrast with the loosening that happens in telophase.

Telophase is when the chromosomes unwind from their condensed forms and spread back into the less organized chromatin. After arriving at the poles, the chromosomes loosen, becoming a diffuse, threadlike chromatin network as the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set. This de-condensation is what the description of spreading into a tangle of chromatin captures. Earlier stages involve condensation (prophase), alignment (metaphase), and separation (anaphase), all of which contrast with the loosening that happens in telophase.