equatorial plate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of equatorial plate
First recorded in 1885–90
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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
Figure 204 shows the equatorial plate of a dividing male somatic cell, and figures 205 to 206 are daughter plates from a similar cell.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Nettie Maria Stevens
First spermatocyte, equatorial plate, small member of the unequal pair only present.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Nettie Maria Stevens
Figure 191 is an equatorial plate from a second spermatocyte, showing the small chromosome.
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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