METAPHASE TELOPHASE ANAPHASE PROPHASE

Metaphase is when the chromosomes line up at the cell's equator, ready for their big moment—think of it as a grand parade where each chromosome is getting set to march in perfect alignment! This alignment is crucial because it ensures that when they split, each new cell gets the right number of chromosomes, like ensuring everyone at a party has the same number of slices of cake! Telophase is the grand finale in our cell division concert! Here, the chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the cell and begin to relax into chromatin, while the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes. It’s like hitting the ‘curtain close’ button on a fantastic show, where the stage is being reset for the next act, which involves the final step of dividing the cell in two unique, yet identical, cell halves!