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Spindle apparatus

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

Definition

A structure composed of microtubules that forms during cell division and is used to move and separate chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell.

AP course connection

Topic 5.1: 5.1 Meiosis

Unit 5

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