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Spindle fibers attach on to

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kinetochore of the chromosome

B

centromere of the chromosome

C

kinetosome of the chromosome

D

telomere of the chromosome

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Spindle fibres attach to kinetochores of chromosomes during cell division. They help the chromosomes/chromatids to get separated to the two daughter cells. Towards opposite poles.
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