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Centrosome
Meaning
Noun
●
In Cytology:
An
organelle
,
near
the
nucleus
in the
cytoplasm
of most
organisms
, that
controls
the organization of its microtubules
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Origin
centrosome
English
-some
English
σῶμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
centro-
English
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Etym
Related
Nucleus
Chromosome
Centromere
Cytoplasm
Cell
Microtubules
Centrioles
Chromatin
Organelle
Cytoskeleton
Nucleolus
Centriole
Cytokinesis
Centromeres
Capsid
Mitochondrion
Ribosome
Chromosomes
Microtubule
Zygote
Stroma
Cytosol
Meiosis
Mitosis
Actin
Mitochondria
Nuclei
Organelles
Vesicle
Membrane
Ribosomes
Dna
Vacuole
Telomeres
Centromeric
Cells
Cytoplasmic
Mitotic
Metaphase
Blastula
Telomerase
Mitochondrial
Chromosomal
Histones
Cytoskeletal
Nuclear Envelope
Mitotic Spindle
Nuclear Membrane
Plasma Membrane
Cell Membrane
Cell Division
Cell Cycle
Sister Chromatids
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Cell Wall
Cell Body
Cell Nucleus
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