"biorientation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biorientations [plural]
Etymology: bi- + orientation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|orientation}} bi- + orientation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biorientation (countable and uncountable, plural biorientations)
  1. The orientation of chromosomes to opposite poles of the bipolar spindle before cell division. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-biorientation-en-noun-dtRuV39x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-

Inflected forms

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