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What cellular component helps pull the chromosomes apart in mitosis and meiosis? The cellular component that helps pull apart the chromosome in mitosis and meiosis are the spindle fibers. These spindle fibers are made of micro-tubules.
Anaphase of Meiosis 1 separates the homologous chromosome pairs,  but during Anaphase of Meiosis 2, the sister chromatids are  separated instead.    Also, Meiosis 1 sâ¦tarts with one diploid cell and ends with 2  haploid cells, whereas Meiosis 2 starts with the 2 haploid cells  and ends with 4 haploid cells (gametes).