| Name | attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore |
| ID | GO_0008608 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Alternative ID | GO:0051313 |
| Exact synonym | attachment of spindle microtubules to chromosome, kinetochore-microtubule attachment, microtubule anchoring at kinetochore, spindle chromosome attachment, spindle kinetochore attachment |
| Description | The process in which spindle microtubules become physically associated with the proteins making up the kinetochore complex. |
| Related synonym | amphotelic attachment, bipolar attachment, microtubule and kinetochore interaction |
| Comment | This class covers all attachments of spindle microtubules to the kinetochore, including the many incorrect attachments which initially form and are later corrected to stable attachments with the correct orientation for segregation to proceed (sister chromatid biorientation). |
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