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centrosome
1. The microtubule organizing center which, in animal cells, surrounds the centriole and which will divide to organize the two poles of the mitotic spindle.

By directing the assembly of a cells skeleton, this organelle controls division, motility and shape.

2. A small region of cytoplasm near the nucleus of a cell.

In animal cells, it contains rod-shaped structures from which the spindle fibers centrioles develop in cell division.

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