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noun
The stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
the second stage of mitosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: phase of cell division
noun
the second stage of meiosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: phase of cell division
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English phase English metaphase From meta- + phase.
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