Telophase

tel·o·phase   (těl'ə-fāz', tē'lə-)    n.  The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes of daughter cells are grouped in new nuclei. tel'o·phas'ic adj.

Main Entry: telo·phase
Pronunciation: 'tel-&-"fAz, 'tEl-
Function: noun
1 : the final stage of mitosis and of the second division ofmeiosis in which the spindle disappears and the nucleus reforms around each set of chromosomes
2 : the final stage in the first division of meiosis that may be missing in someorganisms and that is characterized by the gathering at opposite poles of the cell of half the original number of chromosomes including one from each homologous pair

telophase tel·o·phase (těl'ə-fāz', tē'lə-)
n.
The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes of daughter cells are grouped in new nuclei.

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tel'o·phas'ic adj.

telophase   (těl'ə-fāz')  Pronunciation Key  The final phase of cell division, in which membranes form around the two groups of chromosomes, each at opposite ends of the cell, to produce the two nuclei of the daughter cells. The spindle disappears, and the cytoplasm usually divides (in the process called cytokinesis). In mitosis, telophase is preceded by anaphase. In meiosis, telophase occurs twice, once as part of the first meiotic division (when it is usually called telophase I) and once during the second meiotic division (when it is usually called telophase II). During telophase I, the members of pairs of homologous chromosomes which have separated during anaphase I (anaphase of the first meiotic division) regroup at the two ends of the cell. During telophase II, the individual chromatids that separated during anaphase II (anaphase of the second meiotic division) regroup at the ends of the cell. See more at meiosis, mitosis.