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metaphase

met·a·phase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-uh-feyz]
    • /ˈmɛt əˌfeɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-uh-feyz]
    • /ˈmɛt əˌfeɪz/

Definitions of metaphase word

  • noun metaphase the stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate of the spindle. 1
  • noun metaphase The second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers. 1
  • noun metaphase the second stage of mitosis during which the condensed chromosomes attach to the centre of the spindle 0
  • noun metaphase the corresponding stage of the first division of meiosis 0
  • noun metaphase the stage in mitosis and meiosis, after the prophase and before the anaphase, during which the chromosomes are arranged along the equatorial plane of the spindle 0
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Origin of metaphase

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; meta- + phase

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Parts of speech for Metaphase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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metaphase popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • metaphase plate

    a plane in the equatorial region of the spindle in dividing cells, along which the chromosomes become arranged during the metaphase.

  • anaphase

    the third stage of mitosis, during which the chromatids separate and migrate towards opposite ends of the spindle

  • cell cycle

    the growth cycle of eukaryotic cells. It is divided into five stages, known as G0, in which the cell is quiescent, G1 and G2, in which it increases in size, S, in which it duplicates its DNA, and M, in which it undergoes mitosis and divides

  • chromonema

    a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome

  • euchromatin

    the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
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