NEET2013BotanyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionActual
During the metaphase stage of mitosis, spindle fibres attach to chromosomes at:
Options
- Akinetochore
- Bboth centromere and kinetochore
- Ccentromere, kinetochore and are as adjoining centromere
- Dcentromere
Correct answer
A. kinetochore
Step-by-step solution
During metaphase, the kinetochore microtubules pull the sister chromatids back and forth until they align along the equator of the cell, called the equatorial plane. Related Theory The centromere is a DNA region where they join sister chromatids together, whereas kinetochore is an assembling protein complex in the centromere where they attach to opposite poles of the mitotic spindle.