The non-kinetochore microtubules from opposite poles slide past and push apart from each other, causing the distance between the poles to increase and hence, elongating the cell.
Q7b) Behaviour of chromosomes during mitosis vs meiosis.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Cell division tutorial Q7aiii and Q7b
Q7aiii) How non-kinetochore microtubules help in mitosis (their function had been asked in the A levels bef0re):
The non-kinetochore microtubules from opposite poles slide past and push apart from each other, causing the distance between the poles to increase and hence, elongating the cell.
Animation: http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/donald.slish/Polar.html
The non-kinetochore microtubules from opposite poles slide past and push apart from each other, causing the distance between the poles to increase and hence, elongating the cell.
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