equatorial plate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of equatorial plate
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The parasite even participates in the equatorial plate that defines metaphase, along with the chromosomes!
From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2013
First spermatocyte, equatorial plate, x the unequal bivalent.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Nettie Maria Stevens
Figure 239 is the equatorial plate of a secondary spermatogonium.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Nettie Maria Stevens
Figure 29 is the equatorial plate of a metaphase in which the larger component of the unequal pair has been removed in sectioning.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Nettie Maria Stevens
An equatorial plate of the first division is shown in figure 148, and a pair of corresponding plates of the second spermatocyte in figure 149.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Nettie Maria Stevens
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