Mitotic Chromosomes (IMAGE)

Universität Bayreuth

Mitotic Chromosomes

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Immunofluorescence microscopy of mitotic chromosomes. The blue dots mark the kinetochores, which are the attachment points for the spindle fibres. Between each pair of kinetochores are the cohesin rings, which must be cut by Separase to separate the sister chromatids. The DNA is marked in yellow.

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Picture: Susanne Hellmuth.

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