The stage of mitosis characterized by the physical separation of sister chromatids is called:
A)Anaphase
B)Metaphase
C)Prometaphase
D)Telophase

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Anaphase is the stage of mitosis characterized by the physical separation of sister chromatids. During anaphase, the spindle fibers attached to the centromeres of the sister chromatids shorten, pulling the chromatids apart and toward opposite poles of the cell. This ultimately leads to the formation of two identical sets of chromosomes, one set in each of the two daughter cells that result from mitosis.

The Stage of Mitosis Characterized by the Physical Separation of Sister