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Definition of: metaphase

(metə·fāz) noun Biol.
The middle stage of mitotic cell division, during which the chromosomes split along the equatorial plane between the two poles of the spindle. [<META- + -PHASE]

Most often used phrases:

metaphase plate
metaphase chromosomes
metaphase anaphase
metaphase chromosome
prophase metaphase
metaphase cell
metaphase spreads
metaphase cells
metaphase spindle
metaphase fish
metaphase preparations
early metaphase
metaphase checkpoint
prometaphase metaphase

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