AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ organize a spindle of fibers that attach to the centromere of the chromosomes.
A
centromeres
B
centrioles
C
centriomes
D
chromosomes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spindle fibers attach to the centromere through the kinetochore during mitosis. Kinetochore fibers are formed by kinetochores, which attach sister chromatids to spindle fibers. During mitosis and meiosis, kinetochore fibers and spindle polar fibers collaborate to regulate and divide chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: In the metaphase phase of cell division, mitotic spindles fibers extend from the centrioles and attach to the centromere of each chromosome. The chromosomes are also lined up at the equator of the cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -During mitosis, spindle fibers attach to the centromere via the kinetochore. Kinetochores generate kinetochore fibers, which attach sister chromatids to spindle fibers. Kinetochore fibers and spindle polar fibers work together to manipulate and separate chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kinetochore microtubules attach end-on to the kinetochore, which forms at the centromere of each duplicated chromosome. They serve to attach the chromosomes to the spindle. Overlap microtubules interdigitate at the equator of the spindle and are responsible for the symmetrical, bipolar shape of the spindle.

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