Which mechanism causes rapid depolymerization of microtubules during mitosis?

💡 Explanation

Dynamic instability, involving GTP hydrolysis, causes microtubule depolymerization at the plus ends because GDP-bound tubulin has reduced affinity, therefore depolymerization dominates rather than polymerization which would cause different spindle dynamics.

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