Micrograph of a Cell in Metaphase (IMAGE)

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

Micrograph of a Cell in Metaphase

Caption

A cell seen through a microscope: the chromosomes (in blue) are attached to the microtubule tracks (in red) in the region of the centromere -- green spots mark the protein CENP-A on the centromere.

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Lars Jansen (IGC)

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