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equatorial plane

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e·qua·to·ri·al plane (kw-tôr-l, kw-)
n.
The plane that contains all of the centromeres and their spindle attachments during metaphase of mitosis.
equatorial plane
[ēk′wətôr′ē·əl]
Etymology: L, aequare, to make alike; Fr, flat + vessel
the plane at the center of the spindle in which the chromosomes are arranged during metaphase of mitosis and meiosis.


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