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A-LevelBiologyThe mitotic cell cycle9700/12 · May/June 2017 · Q161 Mark

The photomicrograph shows a stage of mitosis. [Photomicrograph of a cell in metaphase] What would be correct for the next stage in mitosis? [Table with columns 'paired chromatids', 'nuclear membrane' and rows A, B, C, D]

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Apaired chromatids absent, nuclear membrane absent
Bpaired chromatids absent, nuclear membrane re-forming
Cpaired chromatids present, nuclear membrane absent
Dpaired chromatids present, nuclear membrane breaking down

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A: paired chromatids absent, nuclear membrane absent

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The mitotic cell cycle, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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