Associations to the word «Metaphase»

Wiktionary

METAPHASE, noun. The stage of mitosis and meiosis, that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.

Dictionary definition

METAPHASE, noun. The second stage of meiosis.
METAPHASE, noun. The second stage of mitosis.

Wise words

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