Spindle Formation in Cell Division

Spindle formation in cell division is the process that builds the microtubule-based spindle needed to separate chromosomes. Microtubules are long protein fibers that help move and organize cell parts during division.

During this process, microtubules grow and are arranged into a spindle structure...

During eukaryotic cell division, microtubules assemble around the duplicated chromosomes in a bipolar array, forming the spindle apparatus. Spindle assembly is aided by multiple collaborating mechanisms.

Spindle assembly begins after two centrosomes are positioned at opposite ends of the cell. In animal cells, spindle poles are located at...