The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Meiosis Tutorial

Problem 10: Anaphase

During anaphase, a free kinetochore formed by disrupting an attached spindle fiber results in an immediate block to the process. This result shows that:

B. The cells has mechanisms to insure that errors are not made during anaphase.
Correct.
This observation is entirely correct. Scientists are now working on the mechanisms by which detachment is detected, a process probably involving phosphorylation.


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