What Is Kinetochore Class 11?

Kinetochore is a structure on chromatids at which the spindle fibres attach during cell division to pull the sister chromatids

sister chromatids
A sister chromatid refers to the identical copies (chromatids) formed by the DNA replication of a chromosome, with both copies joined together by a common centromere. ... The two sister chromatids are separated from each other into two different cells during mitosis or during the second division of meiosis.
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apart. Their proteins help to hold the sister chromatids together and also play a role in chromosome editing.

What does kinetochore mean?

Definition. The kinetochore is a protein complex assembled on the centromeric region of DNA. It provides the major attachement point for the spindle microtubules during mitotic or meiotic division to pull the chromosomes apart.

What is kinetochore in cell biology?

A kinetochore (/kɪˈnɛtəkɔːr/, /-ˈniːtəkɔːr/) is a disc-shaped protein structure associated with duplicated chromatids in eukaryotic cells where the spindle fibers attach during cell division to pull sister chromatids apart.

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