Term: yolk syncytial layer spindle
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Name: yolk syncytial layer
Synonyms: periblast, yolk sac, YSL
Definition: Peripheral layer of the yolk cell including nuclei and non-yolky cytoplasm.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000088]
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