Almost immediately after the metaphase chromosomes are aligned at the metaphase plate, the two chromatids from each chromosome are pulled apart by the mitotic apparatus and migrate to the opposite spindle poles in a process known as anaphase.

What phase does anaphase occur?

Metaphase leads to anaphase, during which each chromosome's sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.

What is the anaphase stage of mitosis?

Anaphase is the fourth phase of mitosis, the process that separates the duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus of a parent cell into two identical daughter cells.