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spindle

array of microtubules and associated molecules that forms between opposite poles of a eukaryotic cell during mitosis or meiosis and serves to move the duplicated chromosomes apart
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spindle

Summary

spindle is a cellular component[1]. spindle draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #74 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • spindle's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • spindle is named after spindle[4].
  • spindle is a type of intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle[5].
  • spindle is a type of cell morphology[6].
  • spindle is part of microtubule cytoskeleton[7].
  • spindle's Commons category is recorded as Spindle apparatus[8].
  • spindle's said to be the same as is recorded as mitotic spindle[9].
  • spindle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • spindle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • spindle's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005819[12].

Body

Definition and Type

spindle's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. Recorded subclass of include intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle[5] and cell morphology[6].

Origins

spindle is named after spindle[4].

Use and Application

spindle is part of microtubule cytoskeleton[7].

Why It Matters

spindle draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #74 of 301).[2] spindle has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] spindle is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Named after → spindle
    Said to be the same as → mitotic spindle
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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