The nuclear membrane dissolves, marking the beginning of prometaphase. Proteins attach to the centromeres creating the kinetochores. Microtubules attach at the kinetochores and the chromosomes begin moving. Metaphase: Spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the middle of the cell nucleus. This line is referred to as the metaphase plate. This organization helps to ensure that in the next phase, when the chromosomes are separated, each new nucleus will receive one copy of each chromosome. Anaphase: The paired chromosomes separate at the kinetochores and move to opposite sides of the cell.
plum - any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit. genus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions. wild plum, wild plum tree - an uncultivated plum tree or shrub. common plum, Prunus domestica - any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas.
Plum Island is an island in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The island is situated in Gardiners Bay, east of Orient Point, off the eastern end of the North Fork coast of Long Island. It is about 3 miles long and 1-mile wide at its widest point. The island is the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center which was established by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1954. The Island is also the site of the former U.S. military installation Fort