metaphase

See also: Metaphase and métaphase

English

Etymology

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

• French: métaphase (fr) f
• German: Metaphase (de) f
• Hungarian: metafázis
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• Italian: metafase (it) f
• Spanish: metafase (es) f
• Tagalog: lakdawyugto