METAPHASE


Meaning of METAPHASE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' me-t ə - ˌ f ā z

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1887

: the stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes become arranged in the equatorial plane of the spindle

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