metaphase

See also: Metaphase and métaphase

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ phase

Noun

metaphase (plural metaphases)

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

Translations

French: métaphase (fr) f
German: Metaphase (de) f
Hungarian: metafázis

Italian: metafase (it) f
Spanish: metafase (es) f
Tagalog: lakdawyugto

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