AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ fibers stretch from one centriole to the other (from pole to pole).
A
spindle fibers
B
kinetochore fibers
Explanation: 

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: -The spindle fibres present between centromeres of separating chromatids is termed in interzonal fibres.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spindle fibres are formed between of the chromosome and centrioles.

Detailed explanation-4: –Interpolar microtubules-These are also known as continuous fibers. These microtubules join the two poles at opposite sides of the dividing cell.

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