In animal cells, centrosomes migrate to opposite poles of the cell during prophase of cell division.
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Centrosomes
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Scientists are unsure why centrosomes are found in animal cells, since plant cells can divide properly without them.
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Centrosomes act as the microtubule organising centre, where astral, kinetochore, and non-kinetochore microtubules extend from.
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The centrosome introduced by the spermatozoon has divided into two centrosomes, one at each pole of the nucleus.
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