Term Name:	centrosome
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Definition:	A structure comprised of a core structure (in most organisms, a pair of centrioles) and peripheral material from which a microtubule-based structure, such as a spindle apparatus, is organized. Centrosomes occur close to the nucleus during interphase in many eukaryotic cells, though in animal cells it changes continually during the cell-division cycle.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005813]    QuickGO    AmiGO