10. mention the types of prophase in mitosis and explain them briefly.
In mitosis, the prophase is further understood by dividing it into the given sub-stages:
1.Leptotene :
In this stage the nucleus enlarges in size in the chromosome. The chromosomes appear thin, thread-like and single-stranded in this stage. They have swollen or beaded structures along their length and their ends appear converged towards one side of the nucleus called bouquet.
2.Zygotene:
In this stage, the identical chromosomes come together and form bivalent or homologous pairs. Further, ...