Describe the events that occur during anaphase I. Which events are different from mitotic anaphase?
In anaphase I, the two double-stranded chromosomes of each of the synapsed pairs move away from each other; centromeres do not uncouple. Therefore, half of the total number of chromosomes move toward each pole of the cell unlike in mitosis where the total number of chromosomes moves toward each pole. But, because of the synaptic pairing of homologous chromosomes each new nucleus gets one of each type of chromosome. Cytokinesis also begins during anaphase.
