Search Results for: mitotic spindle
Mitotic spindle
Definition noun The collective term for all the spindle fibers that form during mitosis Supplement The spindle apparatus is... Read More
Meiotic spindle
Meiotic Spindle Definition The meiotic spindle refers to the spindle apparatus that forms during meiosis in contrast to... Read More
Cytokinesis
The cell cycle of eukaryotes is a cyclical series of biological events that certain asexual cells go through. The cell cycle... Read More
Sister chromatids
Sister Chromatids Definition Sister chromatids are defined as the two identical copies of a single replicated chromosome... Read More
Centrosome
Centrosome Definition What is a centrosome? The centrosome is considered to be the main microtubule-organizing... Read More
Prophase I
Organisms all use mitosis to create more cells in the body. Meiosis, a similar process, is used in some organisms to undergo... Read More
Spindle fiber
Definition noun, plural: spindle fibers Any of a network of filaments that collectively form a mitotic spindle (in... Read More
Binary fission
Binary Fission Definition What is binary fission? In biology, binary fission is a type of asexual reproduction where a... Read More
Cell division
Cell division is a biological process by which a parent cell duplicates its cell contents and divides to give rise to two or... Read More
Microtubule
Microtubule Definition noun plural: microtubules mi·cro·tu·bule, mī'krō-tū'byūl A cytoplasmic tubule made up of... Read More
Centromere
Centromere Definition Centromere is defined as the point of attachment for the sister chromatids generated after DNA... Read More
Microtubule organizing center
Definition noun A structure inside the cell from where microtubules organize following depolymerization to turn into tubular... Read More
Spindle apparatus
Definition noun Any of a network of filaments that collectively form a mitotic spindle (in mitosis) and meiotic spindle... Read More
Interphase
Interphase is the critical period in the eukaryotic cell cycle characterized by a sequence of events like the G1 phase where... Read More
Cells know when to separate at mitosis
How do cells know when to separate during mitosis? A molecule called BubR1 was found to regulate the timing of the division... Read More
Characean algae
Characean algae (Science: organism) class of filamentous green algae exemplified by the genus chara, in which the mitotic... Read More
Metaphase II
Definition noun The second stage in meiosis II after prophase II, and highlights the alignment of chromosomes along a single... Read More
Kinetochore
Definition noun, plural: kinetochores A protein complex that assembles at the centromeric region of the chromosome during... Read More
Anaphase I
Definition noun The third stage in the first meiotic division after prophase I, and highlights the separation of paired... Read More
Metaphase I
Definition noun The second stage in the first meiotic division after prophase I, and highlights the alignment of paired... Read More
Anaphase II
Definition noun The third stage in meiosis II after prophase II, and highlights the separation of the sister chromatids of... Read More
Cell Structure
The interior of human cells is divided into the nucleus and the cytoplasm. The nucleus is a spherical or oval-shaped... Read More