CENTROSOME
\sˈɛntɹə͡ʊsˌə͡ʊm], \sˈɛntɹəʊsˌəʊm], \s_ˈɛ_n_t_ɹ_əʊ_s_ˌəʊ_m]\
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small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
By Princeton University
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small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.
By Oddity Software
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A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.
By Noah Webster.
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The cell center, consisting of a pair of CENTRIOLES surrounded by a cloud of amorphous material called the pericentriolar region. During interphase, the centrosome nucleates microtubule outgrowth. The centrosome duplicates and, during mitosis, separates to form the two poles of the mitotic spindle (MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS).
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).