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metaphase

metaphase noun: the stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.

Noun

metaphase (countable and uncountable, plural metaphases)

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

metaphase meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

metaphase in Tamil

மரபுத் திரி பிரியும் நிலை, அனுப்பிரிவுநிலை, மையநிலை, அனுவவத்தை, நடு நிலை மயங்கு பருவம், நடுநிலைப் பருவம்

metaphase in Tagalog

Translations
lakdawyugto

metaphase in Indonesian

Translations
metafase

Forms of metaphase

pluralmetaphases

Origin of metaphase

From meta- + phase.

Words formed from metaphase

Questions about metaphase

What does metaphase mean?
Metaphase means the stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.
What is metaphase in Tamil?
Metaphase in Tamil is மரபுத் திரி பிரியும் நிலை, அனுப்பிரிவுநிலை, மையநிலை. See Metaphase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metaphase?
Metaphase is a noun.
What is the plural of metaphase?
The plural of metaphase is metaphases.

Words near metaphase in the dictionary

  1. metaperspectival
  2. metaperspective
  3. metaperspectives
  4. metaph
  5. metaph.
  6. metaphase
  7. metaphases
  8. metaphasic
  9. metaphasis
  10. metaphedrone
  11. metaphen

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