( ( ( ( ( ( Metaphase chromosomes ) ( ( differ ( from ( one another ) ) ) ( in ( ( size and ) shape ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( ( the ( absolute length ) ) ( of ( any ( one chromosome ) ) ) ) ( varies ( depending ( on ( ( the stage ) ( of ( mitosis ( ( in which ) ( it ( was fixed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJ Metaphase) (NNS chromosomes)) (VP (VBP differ) (PP (IN from) (NP (CD one) (DT another))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN size) (CC and) (NN shape))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ absolute) (NN length)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT any) (CD one) (NN chromosome)))) (VP (VBZ varies) (PP (VBG depending) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN stage)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS mitosis)) (SBAR (WHPP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT which))) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN fixed)))))))))))) (. .)))
Metaphase chromosomes differ from one another in size and shape, and the absolute length of any one chromosome varies depending on the stage of mitosis in which it was fixed.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (JJ metaphase) (NN ii) (NN stage))) (, ,) (NP (NNS chromosomes)) (VP (VBP line) (ADVP (RB up) (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NN top)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT each) (JJ other)))))) (PP (IN along) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN middle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN cell))))) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ similar) (PP (TO to) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP line) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNS mitosis))))))))) (. .)))