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meiotic spindle
A cellular structure consisting of protein microtubules that allows chromosomes to move during cell division (meiosis) to produce gametes with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Genetics
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Variants
Synonym
chromosomal spindle
Formal
meiosis spindle
Formal
spindle apparatus
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

huso meiótico

Valenciano

fus meiòtic
Associated concepts
Is accompanied by
meiosis
Examples
To evaluate oocyte quality, meiotic spindle and chromosome alignment were analyzed in MII oocytes obtained 16 hours after hCG administration (n = 9 MII oocytes in control, and n = 12 MII oocytes in ChT and ChT+LH-1x groups).
Technical factors such as the imprecise positioning of the injection needle with regard to the second meiotic spindle location can produce an accidental damage of the spindle and can cause errors in the first cleavage divisions leading to aneuploidization.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
visible meiotic spindle | disorganized meiotic spindle || bipolar meiotic spindles | MII meiotic spindle

WITH NOUNS
meiotic spindle staining | meiotic spindle organization | meiotic spindle assembly | meiotic spindle formation | meiotic spindle location | meiotic spindle stability || meiotic spindle dysfunction 
staining of meiotic spindle | assembly of meiotic spindle | formation of meiotic spindle | anchoring of meiotic spindles

WITH VERBS
 visualize meiotic spindle | analyze meiotic spindle | interfere with meiotic spindle
meiotic spindle forms | bipolar meiotic spindles form