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prometaphase

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prometaphase [prō′med·ə‚fāz]
(cell and molecular biology)
A stage between prophase and metaphase in mitosis in which the nuclear membrane disappears and the spindle forms.


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CENP-E is also essential for prometaphase chromosome movements that contribute to metaphase chromosome alignment.
If the underlying condition or syndrome is not detected, then testing for prometaphase chromosomes and fragile X syndrome, as well as a brain MRI, should be done.
For females, only oogonial prometaphases were studied because no meiotic stages can be detected.
 
 
 
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