Prometaphase is the second stage of mitosis, characterized by nuclear envelope fragmentation and the attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochores.
Prometaphase is the stage of mitosis where the nuclear envelope breaks down and spindle microtubules attach to chromosome kinetochores.
| Front | prometaphase |
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| Back | The second stage of mitosis, in which discrete chromosomes consisting of identical sister chromatids appear, the nuclear envelope fragments, and the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the chromosomes. |
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