AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Long protein fibers called microtubules extend from the centrioles in all possible directions, forming what is called a spindle. Some of the microtubules attach the poles to the chromosomes by connecting to protein complexes called kinetochores.

Detailed explanation-2: -As mitosis progresses, the microtubules attach to the chromosomes, which have already duplicated their DNA and aligned across the center of the cell. The spindle tubules then shorten and move toward the poles of the cell. As they move, they pull the one copy of each chromosome with them to opposite poles of the cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -The spindle fibers from the other side of the cell attach to the other sister chromatids in the chromosome. They attach at a point called the kinetochore, which is a disk or protein that is on each side of the centromere. The spindle fibers will move the chromosomes until they are lined up at the spindle equator.

Detailed explanation-4: -The spindle is a structure made of microtubules, strong fibers that are part of the cell’s “skeleton.” Its job is to organize the chromosomes and move them around during mitosis. The spindle grows between the centrosomes as they move apart.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spindle fibres attach themselves to the kinetochore of the chromosomes and help to pull sister chromatids towards opposite poles. Kinetochores are proteinaceous disc-like structures present on the sides of the centromere.