Defenition of the word metaphase

• Defenition of the word metaphase

  • Stage of mitosis or meiosis (following prophase and preceding anaphase) during which the chromosomes, or at least the kinetochores, lie in the central plane of the spindle. The stage of maximum chromosome condensation, at which karyotypes are generally described.
  • the second stage of meiosis
  • the second stage of mitosis

Meronymys for the word metaphase

• • meiosis
  • miosis
  • mitosis
  • reduction division

Hypernyms for the word metaphase

• • phase of cell division

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