Term Name:	spindle envelope
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Definition:	An organelle envelope that surrounds the chromosomes and the central part of the spindle apparatus during mitosis and meiosis; observed in many invertebrates. The spindle envelope consists of membrane layers, called parafusorial membranes, derived from endoplasmic reticulum membrane; in male meiosis it forms during prometaphase and persists until early in the ensuing interphase.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0070732]    QuickGO    AmiGO