TY - JOUR
AU - Cande, W Z
AB -  Many reviews have been written about the structure and function of the mitotic spindle (13, 22, 91, 1 24 , 1 34, 163, 204). These usually describe examples from all eukaryotes , making implicit the assumption that mitosis, having evolved so early and being so basic a process,can tolerate only minor changes. However, the very importance of mitosis for survival has led to its being provisioned with redundant ways to achieve the same goals (151, 203). This redundancy provides an avenue for evolutionary change, but it is not known how far various taxa may have diverged (77, 102) . Therefore, it is important to consider mitosis among groups of related organisms. In this review, by limiting our attention to the structure and function of the mitotic spindle in flowering plants, we hope to provide a reference from which features of mitosis specific to plant cells may be distinguished from those that are widely shared or universal among eukaryotic cells. Recent experiments have profoundly altered the way many scientists view mitosis ( 1 24 , 1 34). Two findings have been crucial in causing this change. First, microtubules of the mitotic spindle have been found to tum over faster 
TI - The Structure and Function of the Mitotic Spindle in Flowering Plants
JF - Annual Review of Plant Biology
DO - 10.1146/annurev.pp.41.060190.001425
DA - 1990-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/annual-reviews/the-structure-and-function-of-the-mitotic-spindle-in-flowering-plants-cB0CA4dXRP
SP - 277
EP - 315
VL - 41
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -