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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.
Image of a human cell showing microtubules in green, chromosomes (DNA) in blue, and kinetochores in pink. The kinetochore (/káµ»ËnÉtÉkÉÉr/, /-ËniËtÉkÉÉr/) is a protein structure on chromatids where the spindle fibers attach during cell division to pull sister chromatids apart. Their proteins help to hold the sister chromatids together and also play a role in chromosome editing.