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amphiaster
[ am-fee-as-ter ]
noun
, Cell Biology.
- the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.
amphiaster
/ ˈæmfɪˌæstə /
noun
- cytology the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amphiaster1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amphiaster1
C19: from amphi- + New Latin aster; see aster
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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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While these changes are going on in the chromatin the Amphiaster forms.
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