The correct sequence for the phases of mitosis is:

• A. a) Prophase - prometaphase - anaphase - metaphase – telophase.
• B. b) Prophase - prometaphase - metaphase - anaphase – telophase.
• C. c) Prometaphase - prophase - metaphase - anaphase – telophase.
• D. d) Metaphase - anaphase - interphase - prophase – telophase

Answer: (B)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Begin by understanding that mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells. It consists of several phases that occur in a specific sequence.
2. The first phase is Prophase, where the chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, and the mitotic spindle begins to form.
3. Next is Prometaphase, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down, and spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of the chromosomes.
4. Following Prometaphase is Metaphase, where the chromosomes align at the metaphase plate, equidistant from the two spindle poles.
5. After Metaphase comes Anaphase, where the sister chromatids are pulled apart toward opposite poles of the cell, followed by Telophase, where the chromosomes de-condense, and the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes.