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A-LevelBiologyThe mitotic cell cycleOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q181 Mark

Which description is correct?

Acentromere holds two chromatids together until the end of prophase and attaches to the microtubules of the spindle.
Bchromatid is one of two identical parts of a chromosome and is made of proteins and two molecules of DNA.
Cchromosome is a structure with two identical parts, made of DNA and proteins, found in the nucleus of a prokaryotic cell.
Dtelomere is a sequence of DNA nucleotides, such as GGGTAA, repeated many times and found at the ends of each chromatid.

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The mitotic cell cycle and is worth 1 mark.

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