mitotic spindle apparatus

Synonyms:
  • spindle
  • spindle apparatus
German: Spindelapparat
Japanese: 紡錘体

Cell biology. A thin structure occuring during metaphase of cell division. The spindle apparatus consists of microtubules that radiat from the centrioles and connect to the centromeres of the chromosomes to separate the chromosomes into the daughter cells.

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