equatorial plate

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. the central plane of the spindle in a dividing cell, to which chromosomes migrate during the metaphase of mitosis or meiosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of equatorial plate¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

As the amphiaster grows the centrosomes are grouped in a plane at the equator of the spindle, forming the Equatorial Plate.

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The four meshes of each equatorial plate egg-shaped, four to six times as broad as the bars.

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The four meshes of each equatorial plate circular, only twice as broad as the bars.

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Four meshes of each equatorial plate pentagonal, ten to twelve times as broad as the bars.

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Fig. 30 shows this central arrangement of the chromosomes, forming what is called the equatorial plate.

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