What is the role of the spindle fibers during mitosis?
Spindle fibers are like the cell's tug-of-war team, pulling chromosomes apart to ensure each daughter cell gets an identical set. They rock!
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They hold chromosomes hostage and drag them kicking and screaming to their new homes. No, seriously, they make sure chromosomes are split evenly.
During mitosis, spindle fibers attach to chromosomes to pull them apart and help distribute them evenly to the two daughter cells.
Spindle fibers are essential in mitosis because they physically move chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell.
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