| Term: | ciliary marginal zone spindle assembly |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | ciliary marginal zone |
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| Synonyms: | circumferential germinal zone, CMZ, peripheral growth zone, retinal ciliary marginal zone, retinal proliferative zone |
| Definition: | Proliferative region at the periphery of the retina where retinal stem cells are located. After 60 hpf, the CMZ is the source of most retinal growth. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001289] |
| Name: | spindle assembly |
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| Synonyms: | bipolar spindle biosynthesis, bipolar spindle formation, spindle biosynthesis, spindle formation |
| Definition: | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form the spindle, the array of microtubules and associated molecules that serves to move duplicated chromosomes apart. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051225] QuickGO AmiGO |