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GO: Biological Process

meiotic metaphase I homologous chromosome alignment

Term ID
GO:0043060
Synonyms
  • meiotic metaphase I chromosome alignment
Definition
A cell cycle process whereby homlogous chromosomes are positioned in a specific order and orientation at the metaphase plate (spindle equator) by the spindle machinery and centromere/kinetochore arrangement during meiosis I chromosome segregation. This alignment ensures that each daughter cell will receive the correct number of chromosomes during cell division. 10809666
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