TELOPHASE


Meaning of TELOPHASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈte-lə-ˌfāz, ˈtē- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1895

1. : the final stage of mitosis and of the second division of meiosis in which the spindle disappears and the nuclear envelope reforms around each set of chromosomes

2. : the final stage in the first division of meiosis that may be missing in some organisms and is characterized by the gathering at opposite poles of the cell of half the original number of chromosomes including one from each homologous pair

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.