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ALL meanings of diaster

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  • noun diaster the stage in cell division at which the chromosomes are in two groups at the poles of the spindle before forming daughter nuclei 3
  • noun diaster amphiaster 3
  • noun diaster the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle. 1
  • noun diaster (biology) A double star; applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. 1
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