FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

spindle elongation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0051231 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The cell cycle process in which the distance is lengthened between poles of the spindle.

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
spindle elongation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| spindle elongation

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

microtubule cytoskeleton organization
 |__spindle organization____________
cell cycle                          |
 |__cell cycle process______________|
chromosome segregation              |
 |__nuclear chromosome segregation__|
cellular process                    |
 |__microtubule-based process_______|
 |__cell cycle process______________|
cell cycle process                  |
 |__spindle organization____________|
                                    spindle elongation  16 rec.
                                     |__meiotic spindle elongation
                                     |   |__regulation of meiotic spindle elongation(+)
                                     |__mitotic spindle elongation 13 rec.
                                     |   |__mitotic spindle elongation (spindle phase three)(+)
                                     |   |__mitotic spindle formation (spindle phase one)(+)
                                     |   |__mitotic spindle midzone assembly 6 rec.
                                     |   |__regulation of mitotic spindle elongation(+) 2 rec.
                                     |__regulation of spindle elongation 2 rec.
                                         |__regulation of meiotic spindle elongation(+)
                                         |__regulation of mitotic spindle elongation(+) 2 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	microtubule-based process cell cycle process
Part of	spindle organization nuclear chromosome segregation
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