title: Mitosis. Kinetochores pass the IQ test.
abstract: Kinetochores oscillate to and fro on the mitotic spindle. The oscillations seem to be biased by the forces acting on the kinetochore, explaining the variety of chromosome movements seen at different stages of mitosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mitchison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018386:Kinetochores / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008938:Mitosis; D008954:Models, Biological; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure