Term: EVL spindle
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Name: EVL
Synonyms: enveloping layer
Definition: Outermost monolayer of cells surrounding the embryo that become very flattened in the blastula and give rise to the periderm. Sometimes used synonymously with periderm.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000086]
Name: spindle
Synonyms:
Definition: The 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.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005819]    QuickGO    AmiGO