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prophase
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun prophase has 2 senses
- prophase(n = noun.process) Array - the first stage of meiosis; Array has parts: diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, synezesis, synizesis, zygotene
- prophase(n = noun.process) Array - the first stage of mitosis; Array is a part of mitosis
is a part of meiosis, miosis, reduction division
is a kind of phase of cell division
is a kind of phase of cell division
OXFORD DICTIONARY
prophase, n. Biol. the phase in cell division in which chromosomes contract and each becomes visible as two chromatids.
Etymology
PRO-(2) + PHASE
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