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mitotic spindle
A cellular structure consisting in microtubules of a protein nature, which allows the movement of chromosomes during somatic cell division (mitosis) to create daughter cells with the same amount of genetic information.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Genetics
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Variants
Synonym
achromatic spindle
Formal
mitotic apparatus
Formal
spindle apparatus
Formal
Hypernym
Formal
Antonym
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

huso mitótico
Examples
Another cytokinesis defect, referred to as direct cleavage, occurs when tripolar mitotic spindles produce three daughter cells instead of two.
The centrioles are tubulin structures that, together with the pericentriolar material, will create the centrosome, which has a crucial role in cell division by helping organize the  mitotic spindle.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
bipolar | tripolar || embryonic | human mitotic spindle

WITH NOUNS
alignment | components | organization of mitotic spindle

mitotic spindle formation | orientation
WITH VERBS
align | coordinate | organize || locate in | observe in the mitotic spindle