Term Name: spindle assembly
Synonyms: bipolar spindle biosynthesis, bipolar spindle formation, spindle biosynthesis, spindle formation
Definition: The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form the spindle, the array of microtubules and associated molecules that serves to move duplicated chromosomes apart.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051225]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: chromosome segregation
has parts: spindle midzone assembly
is a type of: membraneless organelle assembly spindle organization
has subtype: anastral spindle assembly meiotic spindle assembly mitotic spindle assembly spindle assembly involved in female meiosis spindle assembly involved in female meiosis I spindle assembly involved in female meiosis II spindle assembly involved in male meiosis spindle assembly involved in male meiosis I spindle assembly involved in male meiosis II
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of spindle assembly
positively regulated by: positive regulation of spindle assembly
regulated by: regulation of spindle assembly