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prophase

pro·phase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-feyz]
    • /ˈproʊˌfeɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-feyz]
    • /ˈproʊˌfeɪz/

Definitions of prophase word

  • noun prophase Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes. 1
  • noun prophase the first stage of mitosis, during which the nuclear membrane disappears and the nuclear material resolves itself into chromosomes 0
  • noun prophase the first stage of meiosis, divided into leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, and diakinesis phases 0
  • noun prophase the first stage in mitosis, during which the chromatin is formed into chromosomes which split into separate paired chromatids 0
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Origin of prophase

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; pro-1 + phase

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Parts of speech for Prophase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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prophase popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • 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

  • chiasma

    the cross-shaped connection produced by the crossing over of pairing chromosomes during meiosis

  • chromonema

    a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome

  • diakinesis

    the final stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes start to separate after crossing over

  • diplotene

    a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.

  • leptotene

    a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.
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