Definition of anaphase Anaphase

an•a•phase

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Noun

Plural: anaphases

anaphase - the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
  phase of cell division a stage in meiosis or mitosis
  reduction division, meiosis, miosis (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
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  • anaphase
    The stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes migrate to opposite poles of the cell.

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