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Microtubule

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A protein filament that forms part of the spindle apparatus and attaches to chromosomes at the kinetochore to pull them during cell division.

AP course connection

Topic 5.1: 5.1 Meiosis

Unit 5

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