Which of the following represents the specialized DNA sequence that attaches to microtubules and allows duplicated eukaryotic chromosomes to be separated during M phase?

a. mitotic spindle
b. histone
c. telomere
d. nucleosome
e. centromere
f. centrosome


Ans: e. centromere

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