metaphase

See also: Metaphase and métaphase

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ phase.

Noun

metaphase (plural metaphases)

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

Translations

Translations

• Czech: metafáze f
• French: métaphase (fr) f
• German: Metaphase (de) f
• Hungarian: metafázis
• Italian: metafase (it) f
• Polish: metafaza f
• Portuguese: metáfase (pt) f
• Romanian: metafază (ro) f
• Spanish: metafase (es) f
• Tagalog: lakdawyugto