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amphitelic

amphitelic adjective: attached to opposite poles of a spindle.

Adjective

amphitelic (not comparable)

  1. Attached to opposite poles of a spindle
    • Additionally, cells must also ensure that each of the sister chromatids of the same chromosome attach to a different spindle pole, a state known as amphitelic attachment or chromosome biorientation.2015 December 15, “Dispensability of the SAC Depends on the Time Window Required by Aurora B to Ensure Chromosome Biorientation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of amphitelic

From amphi- + telo- + -ic.

Words formed from amphitelic

Questions about amphitelic

What does amphitelic mean?
Amphitelic means attached to opposite poles of a spindle.
What part of speech is amphitelic?
Amphitelic is an adjective.

Words near amphitelic in the dictionary

  1. amphistomids
  2. amphistomous
  3. amphistylar
  4. amphistyle
  5. amphistylic
  6. amphitelic
  7. amphitelically
  8. amphithallic
  9. amphitheater
  10. amphitheatered
  11. amphitheaterlike

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