(thing) by BioTech Mon Nov 15 2004 at 22:18:34

A ringlike structure consisting of actin and myosin (most commonly found in muscle tissue) found around dividing animal cells which contracts to separate the two daughter cells.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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