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telophase

tel·o·phase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tel-uh-feyz, tee-luh-]
    • /ˈtɛl əˌfeɪz, ˌti lə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tel-uh-feyz, tee-luh-]
    • /ˈtɛl əˌfeɪz, ˌti lə-/

Definitions of telophase word

  • noun telophase the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes. 1
  • noun telophase the final stage of mitosis, during which a set of chromosomes is present at each end of the cell and a nuclear membrane forms around each, producing two new nuclei 0
  • noun telophase the corresponding stage of the first division of meiosis 0
  • noun telophase the final stage of mitosis, in which the parent cell becomes completely divided into two cells, each having a reorganized nucleus 0
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Origin of telophase

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; telo-2 + phase

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Parts of speech for Telophase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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telophase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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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

  • telo-

    complete; final; perfect
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