Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344546
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 18 - The Cell-Division Cycle - Questions - Page 644: Question 18-23 E

Answer

False

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Microtubules nucleate at the centrosomes, not centromeres. Kinetochores are protein complexes at the centromere of each chromosome, not at the centrosome. Microtubules attach centrosome → kinetochore, not the other way around. The statement is false.
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