dynein-driven meiotic oscillatory nuclear movement

Term ID

GO:0030989

Synonyms

• HNM
• horsetail movement
• horsetail nuclear movement

Definition

Oscillatory movement of the nucleus involved in meiosis I. This oscillatory movement is led by an astral microtubule array emanating from the spindle pole body, and driven by the microtubule motor cytoplasmic dynein. (2)

References

Ontology

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