Chromosomes at metaphase

  • Ludovic Collin
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Chromosomes at metaphase. Ludovic Collin. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Metaphase in a rat embronic fibroblast cell. The chromosomes (blue) are lined up along the metaphase plate. They are attached to the microtubules (red) at their centromeres. The green dots highlight a specialised protein that binds to the plus end of the microtubules, driving their movement of the chromosomes along the microtubule during the anaphase stage of cell division.

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