Microtubules in cell division (IMAGE)

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)

Microtubules in cell division

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The chromosomes, once they have duplicated genetic information, move to the center of the cell and the cell, in a very remarkable way, quickly sprouts from its two ends large tubes that hook the chromosomes and pull each of the copies towards the two poles of the cell. Only then is it possible to encapsulate a copy of all our genetic material in each daughter cell.

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Underbau/CNIO

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