ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Telophase

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Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Telophase is a noun meaning (biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.

Meaning

(biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.

Example Sentences

This separateness is most easily observed in the telophase of each division, though in some cleavage cells it may be seen in the prophase also, or even throughout the resting period.

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Related dictionary entries include anaphase, prometaphase, metaphase, interphase, diplotene, metaphasis.

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