Amphiaster
the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.
historical examples
while these changes are going on in the chromatin the amphiaster forms.
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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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noun
(cytology) the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end
amphiaster am·phi·as·ter (ām’fē-ās’tər)
n.
a double-star figure present in the cell during mitosis, consisting of two astrospheres connected by a spindle, formed just before the division of the nucleus. also called diaster.
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