Question

what is the role of microtubules in cell division?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Microtubules attach to the to a structure on the sister chromatids called the kinetochore. Throwing the chromosomes into an agitated motion moving them towards the center of the cell. Then during anaphase they will help with the migration of chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell.

Answer 3

this might be a stupid question.... but oh well. So is cell division and mitosis the same thing?

Answer 4

Cell division is the division of a cell in reproduction or growth.The process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells. Upon completion of the process, each daughter cell contains the same genetic material as the original cell and roughly half of its cytoplasm

Mitosis is the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.

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Answer 5

basically no but similar