The mitotic spindle attaches to the centromere by inserting its microtubules in the
A) kinetochore.
B) equatorial plate.
C) synaptonemal complex.
D) centrosome.
E) asters.

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The mitotic spindle attaches to chromosomes at the centromere specifically through a structure called the kinetochore. The kinetochore is a protein complex that forms on the chromosome at the centromere and serves as the attachment site for spindle microtubules during cell division.

The Mitotic Spindle Attaches to the Centromere by Inserting Its