telophase
Meanings
noun
- The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “completion”) + New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάω (pháō, “to shine”).
Derived words
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