Practice mode Cell Structure and Function

What is the function of the centromere during cell division?

Correct answer D. It is the site where spindle fibres attach through the kinetochore

Explanation

The centromere holds sister chromatids together and carries kinetochores. Spindle microtubules attach there to pull the chromatids to opposite poles during anaphase.

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