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Noun Concept
Categories: Cell anatomy, Mitosis
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spindle  spindle apparatus  Anastral microtubules  GO:0005819  Karyokinetic spindle
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(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle WordNet 3.0
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cell
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(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In cell biology, the spindle apparatus is the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells that forms during cell division to separate sister chromatids between daughter cells. Wikipedia
Array of microtubules and associated molecules that forms between opposite poles of a eukaryotic cell during mitosis or meiosis and serves to move the duplicated chromosomes apart Wikidata
A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis. Wiktionary
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Chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
fiber
cellular component
HAS PART
aster
CATEGORY DOMAIN
biology
NAMED AFTER
spindle
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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spindle
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spindle apparatus
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spindle
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spindle
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Anastral microtubules, Karyokinetic spindle, meiotic spindle, mitotic apparatus, mitotic spindle, Mitotic spindle apparatus, mitotic spindles, Nuclear spindle, spindle (cell), spindle fiber, spindle fibers, spindle pole, spindle poles, the spindle apparatus
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GO:0005819, spindle apparatus

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