During which phase of mitosis will the chromosomes begin to condense so that they are visible under a light microscope?

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During which phase of mitosis will the chromosomes begin to condense so that they are visible under a light microscope?

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Introduction: mitosis is a type of cell division where a mother cell divides into the two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as its parent nuclei have so, this division is also known as equational division.

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