In MTOCs, 

The (−) end of the microtubule stays anchored in the MTOC while the (+) end extends away from it.

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Monotelic attachment 

only one kinetochore can attach to microtubules

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Sensing mechanism used by cells to detect incorrect chromosome attachments is based on tension.

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If Amphitelic attachment occur  Microtubules pull kinetochores; cohesins resist this pulling force. The resulting tension leads to the outer kinetochore component Ndc80 being pulled away from the protein kinase Aurora B

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The Aurora protein kinase family members Aurora A and Aurora B and their associated regulatory factors sense kinetochores that are not under tension and sever these microtubule attachments

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Condensin association with chromosomes is facilitated by mitotic CDKs and Aurora B, which phosphorylate histone H2A, allowing condensins to bind chromatin.

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Condensins package chromosomes by creating loops by forming intrachromosomal linkages and causes reduction in chromosome length, up to 10,000-fold in vertebrates.