What is metaphase in mitosis?

In mitosis, individual replicated chromosomes, each composed of two sister chromatids, move to the equatorial plate during this step (whereas during the first division of meiosis, pairs of replicated chromosomes (tetrads) line up at this stage). read more

Metaphase (from the Greek μετά, "adjacent" and φάσις, "stage") is a stage of mitosis in the eukaryotic cell cycle in which chromosomes are at their second-most condensed and coiled stage (they are at their most condensed in anaphase). read more

The Metaphase II is found in meiosis II, and it is very similar to the Metaphase found in mitosis I. In this step too chromosomes get arranged on the Metaphase plate and are attached to the completed spindle. read more