Figure 18-19. The kinetochore.

Figure 18-19The kinetochore

Electron micrograph of an anaphase chromatid with microtubules attached to its kinetochore. While most kinetochores have a trilaminar structure, the one shown here (from a green alga) has an unusually complex structure with additional layers. (From J.D. Pickett-Heaps and L.C. Fowke, Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 23:71–92, 1970. Reproduced by permission of CSIRO.)

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