• The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division; centrosphere. • the mass of archoplasm left by the aster in the resting cell. • A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an important function in mitosis...
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Synonym for astrosphere ... A set of radiating microtubules extending outward from the cytocentrum and centrosphere of a dividing cell. ... Synonym: aster, attraction sphere, Lavdovsky's nucleoid, paranuclear body. ... Origin: G. Astron, star, + sphaira, ball ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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At·trac'tion sphere 1. (Zoology) (a) The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division; centrosphere.
(b) Less often, the mass of archoplasm left by the aster in the resting cell.
2. (Botany) A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants...
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Type: Term Synonyms: astrosphere
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