The kinetochore ɔər is the protein structure on chromatids where the spindle fibers attach during cell division to pull sister chromatids apart. The kinetochore forms in eukaryotes, assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis and meiosis. `Monocentric` organisms, includin..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetochore
<cell biology> Multilayered structure, a pair of which develop on the mitotic chromosome, adjacent to the centromere and to which spindle microtubules attach but not at the end normally associated with a microtubule organising centre. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(kĭ-ne´to-kor) a structure embedded in the surface of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Multilayered structure, a pair of which develop on the mitotic chromosome, adjacent to the centromere, and to which spindle microtubules attach - but not at the end normally associated with a microtubule organizing centre.
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