Cell Cycle and Cell Division Question 24

24. At metaphase, chromosomes are attached to the spindle fibres by their:

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(a) satellites

(b) secondary constrictions

(c) kinetochores

(d) centromere

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) Kinetochores are large protein complexes that bind the centromeres of chromosomes to the microtubules of mitotic spindle fibres, during metaphase in the cell cycle.