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CHFR Gene Regulates Mitotic Spindle

Caption: Left, during normal cell division, a mitotic spindle forms to carry out an orderly division of chromosomes. Right, without expression of the CHFR gene, the mitotic spindle is disorganized and compacted.

Credit: Privette et. al., Neoplasia. 2008 July: 10(7):643-652

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