During which process are sister chromatids pulled apart at the centromeres?

Sister chromatids are pulled apart at the centromeres during mitosis, particularly in the anaphase stage of the mitotic process. Mitosis is the process by which a single cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells, and it is crucial for growth, development, and tissue repair.

During anaphase of mitosis, the proteins that hold the sister chromatids together at the centromeres are cleaved, allowing the chromatids to be drawn toward opposite poles of the cell. This separation ensures that each daughter cell will receive an identical set of chromosomes, maintaining the diploid chromosome number characteristic of the organism.

In meiosis, the processes differ: in meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are separated into two different cells, and sister chromatids remain attached. It is in meiosis II that sister chromatids are finally separated, but this process is distinct from the simple cell division that occurs in mitosis. Binary fission, a method of asexual reproduction used by prokaryotes, also involves chromosome separation but does not involve the formation of sister chromatids in the same way as eukaryotic processes do.

Thus, the process described in the question specifically refers to mitosis, where sister chromatids are indeed