Cell Component
metaphase plate
met·a·phase plate
Definitions related to metaphase plate:
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The intracellular plane, located halfway between the poles of the spindle, where chromosomes align during metaphase of mitotic or meiotic nuclear division.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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The plane of the spindle approximately equidistant from the two poles along which the chromosomes are lined up during mitosis or meiosis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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