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The larger, active centromere of Dic15 attaches to tubulin, but the smaller, inactive centromere (arrow) does not. Meiosis metaphase I is shown, with the B chromosome centromeres in magenta, DNA in blue, and tubulin in green. Bar = 10 μm.