Amphitelic
adjective
in cell biology, pertaining to the attachment of centromeres of a chromosome to opposite poles of the spindle
examples
amphitelic attachment is needed to pull sister chromatids in opposite directions.
word origin
amphi- + telos ‘end, completion’
usage note
science
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