Improperly attached chromosomes
Maresca, T.J.
This spindle has a few problems because a number of chromosomes are attached to only one of the spindle poles. These types of attachments are dangerous because they will lead to mis-segregation of the genome during cell division.
Spinning disk confocal imaging of a live Drosophila S2 cell expressing GFP-tubulin (green) and an mCherry-tagged chromosomal protein (red).
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