(centrosphere) n. an area of clear cytoplasm, found next to the nucleus in nondividing cells, that contains the *centrioles.
n. a small particle found in the cytoplasm of cells, near the nucleus. Centrioles are involved in the formation of the *spindle and aster during cell division. During interphase there are usually two centrioles in the *centrosome; when cell division occurs these separate and move to opposite sides of the nucleus, and the spindle is formed between them.... centriole
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