How are the chromosomes connected to spindle fibres during metaphase?

How are the chromosomes connected to spindle fibres during metaphase?
  1. By the kinetochore
  2. By the centromere
  3. By the metaphase plate
  4. By the spindle apparatus

Solution

The chromosomes are connected to spindle fibres during metaphase by their kinetochores, small disc-shaped structures at the surface of the centromeres.

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