Cheating Microtubules (VIDEO)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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Before they start attaching themselves to kinetochores (green), microtubules nudge chromosomes (red) into position in a "belt" around the center of the spindle.

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EMBL/T.Kitajima

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