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monaster

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Main Entry: mon·as·ter
Pronunciation: män-'as-t&r, mOn-
Function: noun
1 : METAPHASE PLATE
2 : a single aster formed in an aberrant type of mitosis
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monaster mon·as·ter (mŏn-ās'tər)
n.
The single-star formation of chromosomes that forms at the equatorial plate at the end of prophase in mitosis.

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