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FUSEAU ACHROMATIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mitotic spindle 1, record 1, English, mitotic%20spindle
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The duplicated halves of each chromosome are then pulled apart along the fibers of the mitotic spindle, so that as each daughter cell divides it receives an equal share. 1, record 1, English, - mitotic%20spindle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fuseau achromatique
1, record 1, French, fuseau%20achromatique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fuseau mitotique 1, record 1, French, fuseau%20mitotique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les moitiés dupliquées de chaque chromosome se séparent et migrent le long des fibres du fuseau de l'appareil mitotique(fuseau achromatique) de telle sorte que chaque cellule-fille reçoit un nombre égal de chromosomes. 1, record 1, French, - fuseau%20achromatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prophase
1, record 2, English, prophase
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The initial stage in mitotic or meiotic cell division in which chromosomes are condensed from the nuclear material and split longitudinally to form pairs. 2, record 2, English, - prophase
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prophase
1, record 2, French, prophase
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Première phase de la mitose, caractérisée par les changements d’aspect des chromosomes et du centrosome, et par élaboration du fuseau achromatique. 2, record 2, French, - prophase
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Citología
- Biotecnología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- profase
1, record 2, Spanish, profase
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-05-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Biotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spindle 1, record 3, English, spindle
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... during prophase other gel fibrils develop between the two centrioles and produce a spindle. 1, record 3, English, - spindle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Biotechnologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fuseau achromatique
1, record 3, French, fuseau%20achromatique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au fur et à mesure de l'écartement des centrosomes fils, ces fibres [résiduelles] s’allongent et leur ensemble se gonfle, constituant le fuseau achromatique. 2, record 3, French, - fuseau%20achromatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Biotecnología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- huso acromático
1, record 3, Spanish, huso%20acrom%C3%A1tico
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- diffuse centromere 1, record 4, English, diffuse%20centromere
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a very few species the centromeric properties are distributed over the entire chromosome. Such chromosomes are said to be "polycentromeric" or to have a "diffuse centromere". 1, record 4, English, - diffuse%20centromere
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- centromère diffus
1, record 4, French, centrom%C3%A8re%20diffus
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
centromère : portion du chromosome par laquelle celui-ci se fixe au fuseau achromatique pendant le mitose ou la méiose. Elle peut être ponctuelle [...] ou diffuse [...] 1, record 4, French, - centrom%C3%A8re%20diffus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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