telophase

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tel⋅o⋅phase

[tel-uh-feyz, tee-luh-]

–noun Biology.

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.

Origin:
1895–1900; telo- ² + phase

Related forms:

tel⋅o⋅pha⋅sic, adjective

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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.

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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

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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.

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