anaphase

[ an-uh-feyz ]

nounBiology.
  1. the stage in mitosis or meiosis following metaphase in which the daughter chromosomes move away from each other to opposite ends of the cell.

Origin of anaphase

1
First recorded in 1885–90; ana- + phase

Other words from anaphase

  • an·a·pha·sic, adjective

Words Nearby anaphase

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How to use anaphase in a sentence

  • An early anaphase of this mitosis is shown in figure 19; here the small chromosome is already divided.

    Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens
  • In the anaphase (figs. 14-16) the larger and the smaller components of the pair separate as in Tenebrio.

    Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens
  • In the anaphase of the second division all of the chromosomes are divided quantitatively as may be seen in figures 77 and 78.

    Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens
  • Figure 260 shows a side view of the second spindle in metaphase, and figure 261 in anaphase.

    Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens
  • The chromosomes in late anaphase are too much crowded to give clear drawings.

    Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens

British Dictionary definitions for anaphase

anaphase

/ (ˈænəˌfeɪz) /


noun
  1. the third stage of mitosis, during which the chromatids separate and migrate towards opposite ends of the spindle: See also prophase, metaphase, telophase

  2. the corresponding stage of the first division of meiosis

Origin of anaphase

1
C19: from ana- + phase

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Scientific definitions for anaphase

anaphase

[ ănə-fāz′ ]


  1. The stage of cell division in mitosis or meiosis in which the doubled set of chromosomes separates into two identical groups that move to opposite ends of the cell. Anaphase is preceded by metaphase and followed by telophase. See more at meiosis mitosis.

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