anaphase

[ an-uh-feyz ]

noun

, Biology.

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.

anaphase

/ ˈænəˌfeɪz /

noun

1. See telophase, metaphase, prophase
   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

anaphase

/ ăn′ə-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.
2. See more at meiosis

Other Words From

• ana·phasic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaphase¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ana- + phase

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaphase¹

C19: from ana- + phase

Example Sentences

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

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In the anaphase (figs. 14-16) the larger and the smaller components of the pair separate as in Tenebrio.

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In the anaphase of the second division all of the chromosomes are divided quantitatively as may be seen in figures 77 and 78.

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Figure 260 shows a side view of the second spindle in metaphase, and figure 261 in anaphase.

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The chromosomes in late anaphase are too much crowded to give clear drawings.

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