Prometaphase
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Definition
- also called as the "_first change phase_".
- Chromosomes become more condensed and discrete.
- Each sister chromatid develops a protein structure called a kinetochore.
- Spindle microtubules that do not engage the chromosomes are called polar microtubules.
- They overlap each other midway between the two poles.
- Astral microtubules, aid in the spindle orientation.