cytaster

(saɪˈtæstə; ˈsaɪtæs-)

(Biology) cytology another word for aster³

[C19: from cyto- + aster]

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3A, D), while other eggs had cytasters instead of bundles (Fig.

Central spindle self-organization and cytokinesis in artificially activated sea urchin eggs

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