Centrosome Definition

sĕntrə-sōm
noun
A very small body near the nucleus in most animal cells, consisting of a centriole surrounded by a centrosphere: in mitosis it divides, and the two parts move to opposite poles of the dividing cell.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • central body

Other Word Forms of Centrosome

Noun

Singular:
centrosome
Plural:
centrosomes

Origin of Centrosome

  • centro- +‎ -some

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Centrosome Sentence Examples

  • At each pole of this spindle figure there often occur fibres radiating in all directions into the cytoplasm, and sometimes a minute granular body, the centrosome, is also found there.

  • And that idea is reinforced by the fact that three of the known MCPH proteins are found in the centrosome during cell division.

  • During cell division, the duplicated centrosome helps to organize the mitotic spindle.

  • The centrosome or centrosphere is usually regarded as the dynamic centre of the cell and a special organ of division; but its absence in many groups of plants does not lend support to this view so far as plant-cells are concerned.

  • Centrosome.The centrosome is a minute homogeneous granule found in the cytoplasm of some cells in the neighborhood of the nucleus.

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Words Starting With

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EMEOME

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