Question

Which of the following statements best describes the major difference between anaphase of mitosis and anaphase I of meiosis?
Answer
In anaphase, spindle fibers pull each set of sister chromatids to opposite ends of the cell.
In anaphase, tetrads of homologous pairs are separated to form four new nuclei.
In anaphase I, homologous pairs are separated but sister chromatids stay joined together.
In anaphase I, sister chromatids are separated, forming a total of four haploid cells.

Answer 1

In anaphase I, sister chromatids are separated, forming a total of four haploid cells.