Author Question: Why do chromosomes coil during mitosis? A) to increase their potential energy B) (Read 549 times)

curlz

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Why do chromosomes coil during mitosis?
A) to increase their potential energy
B) to allow the chromosomes to move without becoming entangled and breaking
C) to allow the chromosomes to fit within the nuclear envelope
D) to allow the sister chromatids to remain attached
E) to provide for the structure of the centromere



coco

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Go with B, I'm pretty sure it's that.



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