1) Central body 2) Cytoplasm
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In cell biology, the centrosome is an organelle that serves as the main microtubule organizing center (MTOC) of the animal cell as well as a regulator of cell-cycle progression. It was discovered by Edouard Van Beneden in 1883. and was described and named in 1888 by Theodor Boveri. The centrosome is thought to have evolved only in the metazoan lin...
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• (n.) 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.
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(from the article `cell`) In most cells, microtubules grow outward, from the cell centre to the cell membrane, from a special region of the cytoplasm near the nuclear envelope ... Later, Boveri introduced the term centrosome and demonstrated that this structure is the division centre for a dividing egg cell. He also proved that ... [...
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A centrally located organelle of animal cells that is the primary microtubule-organizing center. The centriole is duplicated to form the spindle poles during mitosis. In most animal cells it contains a pair of centrioles.
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<cell biology> The microtubule organising centre which, in animal cells, surrounds the centriole and which will divide to organise the two poles of the mitotic spindle. By directing the assembly of a cells skeleton, this organelle controls division, motility and shape. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(sen´tro-sōm) a specialized area of condensed cytoplasm containing the centrioles and playing an important part in mitosis.
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The microtubule organizing centre which, in animal cells, surrounds the centriole, and which will divide to organize the two poles of the mitotic spindle. By directing the assembly of a cell's skeleton, this organelle controls division, motility and shape.
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Cen'tro·some` noun [ Greek ... center + -... the body.]
(Biol.) 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.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sen′trō-sōm Synonyms: cytocentrum
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(sen;truo-som) A dense body near the nucleus of a cell that contains a pair of centrioles.
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The centrosome (also known as the centrosphere or astrosphere) is a small protoplasmic body that surrounds the centriole.
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n] - small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus
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centrosome 1. The microtubule organizing center which, in animal cells, surrounds the centriole and which will divide to organize the two poles of the mitotic spindle. By directing the assembly of a cells skeleton, this organelle controls division, motility and shape. 2. A small region of cytoplasm near the nucleus of a cell. In animal cells, it c...
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a microtubule-organizing center for the mitotic spindle found in animal cells; it separates chromosomes during cell division and is composed of a pair of centrioles positioned at right angles to each other
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central body noun small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
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a small region near the nucleus in the cell cytoplasm, containing the centrioles.
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