What is the purpose of kinetochores?

What is the purpose of kinetochores?
  1. To hold the chromatids together
  2. To move the chromosomes towards opposite poles
  3. To radiate out microtubules
  4. To form the mitotic apparatus

Solution

The kinetochores are the site where microtubules attach to the chromosomes, pulling the chromosomes towards opposite poles of the cell during mitosis.

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