Abstract
Reconstructions of serial sections of metaphase I bivalents reveal that there is a defined kinetochore region for each chromatid. Kinetochore material is less electron-opaque than the chromatin and is arranged on the surface of each chromatid in threadlike skeins approximately 60–120 nm across.
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Braselton, J.P. The ultrastructure of meiotic kinetochores of Luzula . Chromosoma 82, 143–151 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285757
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