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What cellular component helps pull the chromosomes apart in mitosis and meiosis? The cellular component that helps pull apart the chromosome in mitosis and meiosis are the spindle fibers. These spindle fibers are made of micro-tubules.
In late prophase, the chromatids line up along the center of the cell. During metaphase, each member of a chromatid pair becomes attached to spindle fibers from opposite ends of the cell. In anaphase, the chromosomes from each chromatid pair separate and begin to move toward opposite ends of the cell.