anaphase
Meanings
noun
- The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
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Etymology
19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).
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