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During karyokinesis, the spindle fibres ...

During karyokinesis, the spindle fibres get attached to condensing chromosome at a highly differentiated region. This region is called as

A

chromomere

B

chromocentre

C

centriole

D

kinetochore.

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D
The key feature of metaphase is the attachment of spindle fibres to kinetochores of chromosomes. Kinetochores are disc-shaped structures at the surface of the centromeres. These strutures serve as the sites of attachement of spindle fibres to the chromosomes that are moved toward poles.
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