cell plate

noun

The beginning of the formation of a cell wall that also serves as a means of organization of chromosomes during mitosis in many plant cells.

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Meanings

nouncell plate (plural cell plates)

plural cell plates

  1. The beginning of the formation of a cell wall that also serves as a means of organization of chromosomes during mitosis in many plant cells.
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