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Question: In this stage of mitosis, the daughter chromosomes appear like a bunch of bananas- (a)Prophase (...

In this stage of mitosis, the daughter chromosomes appear like a bunch of bananas-
(a)Prophase
(b)Metaphase
(c)Anaphase
(d)Telophase

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It is a stage of mitosis after the metaphase when replicated chromosomes are split and the newly copied chromosomes are moved to opposite poles of the cell.

Complete answer:
Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (cell division).
The below diagram is representing the phases of the mitotic cell division.
Based on the above picture in Anaphase the daughter chromosome appears like a bunch of bananas. Centromere splits and chromosomes move apart towards two opposite poles due to the shortening of spindle fibers.

Additional Information:
Metaphase the second of the four stages of nuclear division in mitosis and in each of the two divisions of meiosis, during which the chromosomes become arranged in the equatorial plane of the spindle to form the equatorial plate, with the centromeres attached to the spindle fibers in preparation for separation.
Telophase is the final stage in both meiosis and mitosis in a eukaryotic cell. During telophase, the effects of prophase and prometaphase (the nucleolus and nuclear membrane disintegrating) are reversed. As chromosomes reach the cell poles, a nuclear envelope is re-assembled around each set of chromatids, the nucleoli reappear, and chromosomes begin to decondense back into the expanded chromatin that is present during interphase. The mitotic spindle is disassembled and the remaining spindle microtubules are depolymerized. Telophase accounts for approximately 2% of the cell cycle's duration.
Prophase is the first stage of cell division in both mitosis and meiosis. Beginning after interphase, DNA has already been replicated when the cell enters prophase. The main occurrences in prophase are the condensation of the chromatin and the disappearance of the nucleolus.
So the correct answer is ‘Anaphase’.

Note: Animals depend on cell division for their growth by the addition of new cells. It is also used for repairing the injured tissues or replacing the worn-out tissue by regenerating new cells. Mitosis refers to the splitting of chromosomes in the eukaryotic cells during the cell division process.