midzone

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English

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Etymology

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From mid- +‎ zone.

Noun

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midzone (plural midzones)

  1. A central zone
    • 2015 July 14, “The KLP-7 Residue S546 Is a Putative Aurora Kinase Site Required for Microtubule Regulation at the Centrosome in C . elegans”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Higher magnification insets show a higher concentration of KLP-7 at the region between meiotic chromosomes in metaphase I and II (arrows), and to the spindle midzone between the separating chromosomes in anaphase II (arrowhead).