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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In cytology, a double centrosome, or one that has divided into two daughter-centrosomes which have not yet moved apart to form the poles of a karyokinetic spindle.

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  • noun biology In cell biology, a pair of centrioles arranged perpendicularly, located near the nucleus. It is present in all eukaryotic cells except for higher plants. It plays an important role in mitosis.

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