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biorientation

biorientation noun: the orientation of chromosomes to opposite poles of the bipolar spindle before cell division.

Noun

biorientation (countable and uncountable, plural biorientations)

  1. The orientation of chromosomes to opposite poles of the bipolar spindle before cell division.

Forms of biorientation

pluralbiorientations

Origin of biorientation

From bi- + orientation.

Questions about biorientation

What does biorientation mean?
Biorientation means the orientation of chromosomes to opposite poles of the bipolar spindle before cell division.
What part of speech is biorientation?
Biorientation is a noun.
What is the plural of biorientation?
The plural of biorientation is biorientations.

Words near biorientation in the dictionary

  1. biorhythmicity
  2. biorhythmics
  3. biorhythms
  4. biorient
  5. biorientable
  6. biorientation
  7. biorientations
  8. bioriented
  9. biorienting
  10. biorients
  11. biorisk

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