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Structure of Homologous Chromosomes

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difference between kinetochore and centromere

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Kinetochore is the structure that attaches a eukaryotic chromosome to the spindle apparatus for separation during mitosis.
Centromere is the condensed region on the chromosome. It is the site where the spindle fibres attaches during cell division.

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