| id | GO:0000235 Detailed information
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| name | astral microtubule
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| namespace | cellular_component
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| def | "Any of the spindle microtubules that radiate in all directions from the spindle poles and are thought to contribute to the forces that separate the poles and position them in relation to the rest of the cell." [ISBN:0815316194]
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| is_a | GO:0005876 ! spindle microtubule
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| is_a | GO:0005881 ! cytoplasmic microtubule
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| intersection_of | GO:0005876 ! spindle microtubule
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| intersection_of | part_of GO:0005818 ! aster
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| relationship | part_of GO:0005818 ! aster
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