metaphase spindle

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• metaphase plate — n a plane cell section in the equatorial plane of the metaphase spindle having the chromosomes oriented upon it * * * equatorial p …   Medical dictionary

• metaphase plate — noun Date: 1937 a section in the equatorial plane of the metaphase spindle having the chromosomes oriented upon it …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• metaphase — [met′ə fāz΄] n. [ META + PHASE1] Biol. the stage in mitosis and meiosis, after the prophase and before the anaphase, during which the chromosomes are arranged along the equatorial plane of the spindle …   English World dictionary

• Metaphase — In metaphase, the chromosomes align in the middle of the cell. Immunofluorescent im …   Wikipedia

• metaphase — The stage of mitosis or meiosis in which the chromosomes become aligned on the equatorial plate of the cell separating the centromeres. In mitosis and in the second meiotic division, the centromeres of each chromosome divide and the two daughter… …   Medical dictionary

• Spindle apparatus — This article is about the cellular structure. For other uses, see Spindle (disambiguation). Micrograph showing condensed chromosomes in blue and the mitotic spindle in green during prometaphase of mitosis In cell biology, the spindle fibers are… …   Wikipedia

• metaphase plate — noun : the equatorial plane of the spindle with the chromosomes as oriented therein during metaphase * * * Cell Biol. a plane in the equatorial region of the spindle in dividing cells, along which the chromosomes become arranged during the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spindle checkpoint — The spindle checkpoint blocks the entry of a cell undergoing mitosis into anaphase until all chromosomes are properly attached to the meiotic or mitotic spindle. To achieve proper segregation, the two kinetochores on the sister chromatids must be …   Wikipedia

• spindle — In anatomy and pathology, any fusiform cell or structure. [A.S.] aortic s. a fusiform dilation of the aorta immediately beyond the isthmus. SYN: His s.. central s. a central group of microtubules (continuous fib …   Medical dictionary

• metaphase plate — Cell Biol. a plane in the equatorial region of the spindle in dividing cells, along which the chromosomes become arranged during the metaphase. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

• metaphase — Stage of mitosis or meiosis (following prophase and preceding anaphase) during which the chromosomes, or at least the kinetochores, lie in the central plane of the spindle. The stage of maximum chromosome condensation, at which karyotypes are… …   Glossary of Biotechnology