Which step of mitosis does the following sentence describe? . the chromosomes are aligned at the metaphase plate (a plane that is equally distant from the two spindle . a.. interphase . . . b.. prophase . . . c.. metaphase . . . d.. anaphase . . . e.. telophase.

The phase that describes the alignment of the chromosomes at the metaphase plate which is a plane that is equally distant from the two spindle poles is metaphase. It is the third phase of mitosis which also involves the replication and division of nucleic materials into two.